1 Kings 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
1 Kings 2:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Kings 2:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou <FI>art<Fi> , and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.'”
1 Kings 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.”
1 Kings 2:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But thou shalt not count him innocent: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to doe vnto him: therefore thou shalt cause his hoare head to goe downe to the graue with blood.”
1 Kings 2:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:9 in Context — 1 Kings 2
7 Tu traiteras avec bienveillance les fils de Barzillaï, le Galaadite, et ils seront de ceux qui se nourrissent de ta table; car ils ont agi de la même manière à mon égard, en venant au-devant de moi lorsque je fuyais Absalom, ton frère.
8 Voici, tu as près de toi Schimeï, fils de Guéra, Benjamite, de Bachurim. Il a prononcé contre moi des malédictions violentes le jour où j’allais à Mahanaïm. Mais il descendit à ma rencontre vers le Jourdain, et je lui jurai par l’Éternel, en disant: Je ne te ferai point mourir par l’épée.
9 Maintenant, tu ne le laisseras pas impuni; car tu es un homme sage, et tu sais comment tu dois le traiter. Tu feras descendre ensanglantés ses cheveux blancs dans le séjour des morts.
10 David se coucha avec ses pères, et il fut enterré dans la ville de David.
11 Le temps que David régna sur Israël fut de quarante ans: à Hébron il régna sept ans, et à Jérusalem il régna trente-trois ans.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:9 Mean?
1 Kings 2:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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