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King Solomon explains why Joab should die.
May Yahweh return his blood on his own head
The word "his" refers to Joab. "Blood" is a metonym for murder. And, the idiom "his blood on his own head" means the person should be considered guilty for murder. Alternate translation: "Joab has murdered people, and I want Yahweh to hold him guilty for what he has done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
more righteous and better
These words mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Abner and Amasa were much better men than Joab. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)