1 Kings 2:6
New Living Translation
6 Do with him what you think best, but don’t let him grow old and go to his grave in peace.[a]
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- 2:6 Hebrew don’t let his white head go down to Sheol in peace.
1 Kings 2:6
Amplified Bible
6 So act in accordance with your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in peace.
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1 Kings 2:6
The Message
5-6 “And don’t forget what Joab son of Zeruiah did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether. He murdered them in cold blood, acting in peacetime as if he were at war, and has been stained with that blood ever since. Do what you think best with him, but by no means let him get off scot-free—make him pay.
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1 Kings 2:9
New Living Translation
9 But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.[a]”
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- 2:9 Hebrew how to bring his white head down to Sheol in blood.
1 Kings 2:9
Amplified Bible
9 But now do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray head down to Sheol [covered] with blood.”
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1 Kings 2:9
The Message
8-9 “You also will have to deal with Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim, the one who cursed me so viciously when I was on my way to Mahanaim. Later, when he welcomed me back at the Jordan, I promised him under God, ‘I won’t put you to death.’ But neither should you treat him as if nothing ever happened. You’re wise, you know how to handle these things. You’ll know what to do to make him pay before he dies.”
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