1 Kings 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.”
1 Kings 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.”
1 Kings 2:6 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace. ”
1 Kings 2:6 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.”
1 Kings 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace. ”
1 Kings 2:6 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue in peace.”
1 Kings 2:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:6 in Context — 1 Kings 2
4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake 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 hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto 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 hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto 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 Benjamite of Bahurim, which 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 sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:6 Mean?
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