1 Kings 2:30

So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, The king commands , Come out . But he said , No , I will die here . Then Benaiah brought the king word again , saying , Thus said Joab , and thus he answered me.

So Benaiah entered the tent of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!`” But he answered, “No, I will die here.” Benaiah reported to the king, “This is how Joab answered me.”

And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.