I 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 2:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Nun aber halte ihn nicht für schuldlos, denn du bist ein weiser Mann und wirst wissen, was du ihm tun sollst; und laß sein graues Haar mit Blut in den Scheol hinabfahren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero ahora no lo absolverás: que hombre sabio eres, y sabes cómo te has de haber con él: y harás descender sus canas con sangre á la sepultura.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém agora não o absolverás: que homem sábio és, e sabes como te hás de haver com ele: e farás descer suas cãs com sangue à sepultura.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, portanto, não o deixes escapar sem punição. Tu és um homem sensato, e saberás o que deves fazer com ele. Tu farás que sua cabeça grisalha desça à sepultura com sangue".
📖 I Kings 2:9 in Context
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.
9Now 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.
10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11And 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.
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