KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
WEB World English Bible
Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”
ASV American Standard Version
Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou art, and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 2
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.
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.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעַתָּה֙H6258 · at.tahnowאַל־H408 · alnotתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּH5352 · na.qahto clearכִּ֛יH3588 · kiforאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanחָכָ֖םH2450 · cha.khamwiseאָ֑תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙H3045 · ya.dato knowאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doלּ֔וֹH9033 · ohimוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧H3381 · ya.radto go downאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֵׂיבָת֛וֹH7872 · se.vahgreyheadedבְּדָ֖םH1818 · dambloodשְׁאֽוֹל׃H7585 · she.olhell: Sheol
Cross-references
1 Kings 2:6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.Genesis 42:38And 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.Genesis 44:31It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is] not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.1 Kings 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him, to do judgment.Job 9:28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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