1 Kings 2:9
Now, therefore do not hold him guiltless, for, a wise man, thou art, and wilt know how thou oughtest to deal with him, and wilt suffer his grey hairs to go down with blood, to hades.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10So then David slept with his fathers,—and was buried in the city of David.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6He that sheddeth man’s blood, by man, shall his blood be shed,—For, in the image of God, made he man.
Genesis 44:31so surely shall it come to pass that when he seeth that the lad is not with us, then will he die. So shall thy servants bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father, with sorrow to hades.
Exodus 22:27for that is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin,—wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear because, gracious, I am.
Numbers 32:23But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,—and take note of your sin, that it will find you out.
1 Kings 2:6Thou, therefore, must do according to thy wisdom,—but will not let his grey hair go down in peace, to hades.
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,—for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.
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 →