1 Kings 2:9
But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.
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10Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
Genesis 44:31When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.
Exodus 22:27For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.
1 Kings 2:6So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.
1 Kings 3:28And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:2-12
David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: 4… Read the whole commentary →