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1 Kings 2:6

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou, therefore, must do according to thy wisdom,—but will not let his grey hair go down in peace, to hades.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Do, therefore, according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue in peace.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Doe therefore according to thy wisedome, and let not his hoare head goe downe to the graue in peace.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Do to him therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Therefore thou shalt deal [with him] according to thy wisdom, and thou shalt not bring down his grey hairs in peace to the grave.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Do 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
therefore according to thy wisdom, 2451
{2451} Prime
חָכְמָה
chokmah
{khok-maw'}
From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense).
and let not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
his hoar head 7872
{7872} Prime
שֵׂיבָה
seybah
{say-baw'}
Feminine of H7869; old age.
go down 3381
{3381} Prime
יָרַד
yarad
{yaw-rad'}
A primitive root; to descend (literally to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively to fall); causatively to bring down (in all the above applications).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
to the grave 7585
{7585} Prime
שְׁאוֹל
sh@'owl
{sheh-ole'}
From H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranian retreat), including its accessories and inmates.
in peace. 7965
{7965} Prime
שָׁלוֹם
shalowm
{shaw-lome'}
From H7999; safe, that is, (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, that is, health, prosperity, peace.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 2:5-6.


1 Kings 2:6

_ _ Do ... according to thy wisdom — Joab’s immense popularity with the army required that any proceedings instituted against him should be taken with great prudence and deliberation.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 2:1-11.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 2:6

Do therefore — That is, what in reason and justice thou seest fit. For tho' I was forced to forbear him, yet I never forgave him; punish him according to his demerits.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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according:

1 Kings 2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
Proverbs 20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

let:

1 Kings 2:28-34 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. ... So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Proverbs 28:17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Isaiah 65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner [being] an hundred years old shall be accursed.

in:

Genesis 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
2 Kings 22:20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
Psalms 37:37 Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.
Isaiah 48:22 [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
Isaiah 57:2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.
Isaiah 57:21 [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 9:6; 42:38. Nu 35:33. 1K 2:9, 28. 2K 22:20. Ps 37:37. Pv 20:26; 28:17. Ec 8:11. Is 48:22; 57:2, 21; 65:20.

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