2:5a Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—

“You (sing) yourself are aware of what ⌊wrong/evil⌋ Zeruiah’s son Joab did to me.
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“⌊My son,⌋ you (sing) know/remember very well that Joab son of Zeruiah wronged me

2:5b what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel.

He did ⌊wrong/evil⌋ to both leaders of the armies of Israel, that is, to Ner’s son Abner and to Jether’s son Amasa.
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when he wronged/attacked the two top generals/commanders of Israel’s armed forces. They were Abner, who was the son of Ner, and Amasa, who was the son of Jether.

2:5c He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war.

He killed them ⌊both⌋. He shed/spilled their blood in ⌊a time of⌋ peace as though it were ⌊a time of⌋ war.
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He killed them as though ⌊we (excl.) were⌋ at war, but ⌊we (excl.) were⌋ not at war.

2:5d He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

He marked/discolored the belt on his hips/waist and the sandals on his feet with their blood.
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He caused the blood ⌊of those men⌋ to spill/pour out onto his/the belt and onto his/the sandals/footwear.

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