I Kings 2:6
“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 2:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
So handle nun nach deiner Weisheit, und laß sein graues Haar nicht in Frieden in den Scheol hinabfahren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Tú pues harás conforme á tu sabiduría; no dejarás descender sus canas á la huesa en paz.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Tu pois farás conforme a tua sabedoria; não deixarás ele descer ao mundo dos mortos na velhice em paz.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Faze com Joabe conforme a tua sabedoria, mas não deixes que a sua cabeça grisalha desça à sepultura em paz.
📖 I Kings 2:6 in Context
4That 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.
5Moreover 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.
6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7But 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.
8And, 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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