6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.


In Context

3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.

4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

5 Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.

7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

8 And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don't let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Do therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.