1 Kings 2:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 2:6

4 that the Lord may ^afulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ^b‘If your sons take heed to their way, to ^cwalk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ^d‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

5 “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah ^adid to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to ^bAbner the son of Ner and ^cAmasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.

6 Therefore do ^aaccording to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.

7 “But show kindness to the sons of ^aBarzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who ^beat at your table, for so ^cthey came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.

8 “And see, you have with you ^aShimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But ^bhe came down to meet me at the Jordan, and ^cI swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

9 Now therefore, ^ado not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but ^bbring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”

Death of David

10 So ^aDavid rested with his fathers, and was buried in ^bthe City of David.

11 The period that David ^areigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 2:6

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American Standard Version
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

Amplified® Bible
Do therefore according to your wisdom, but let not his hoary head go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in peace.

Contemporary English Version
in the way you think best. Whatever you do, don't let him die peacefully in his old age.

Darby English Version
And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

Good News Bible
You know what to do; you must not let him die a natural death.

King James Version
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

New American Standard Bible
"So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.

New International Version
Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

New King James Version
Therefore do according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.

Revised Standard Version
Act therefore according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

New English Translation
Do to him what you think is appropriate,¹ but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.²

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