1 Kings 2:9 "Now therefore, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood." (NASB ©1995)1 Kings 2:6 "So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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.hold him Do not consider him as an innocent man; for, as thou art a wise man, and knowest how to treat such persons, threat him as he deserves; only as I have sworn to him that I would not put him to death, `bring NOT his hoar head down to the grave with blood.' So Solomon understood David; for, after he had commanded Joab to be slain, in obedience to his father, he sent for Shimei, and knowing he ought to be well watched, he confined him to Jerusalem for the rest of his life: and so it appears David should be understood; for the negative particle {lo}, in the former clause, `hold him {not} guiltless,' should be repeated in the latter clause, though not expressed; instances of which frequently occur in the Hebrew Scriptures. Jud 5:30 1Sa 2:3 Ps 1:5 9:18 38:1 75:5 Pr 5:16 24:12 This is the view taken of the subject by Dr. Kennicott, and it seems the best and most correct mode of interpreting the text. Ex 20:7 22:28 Job 9:28 wise 1Ki 3:12,28 his 1Ki 2:6 Ge 42:38 44:31 with Nu 32:23 Concordance Entries Acquit Age Blood Bring Clear Free Goes Grave Gray Guiltless Hair Hast Hoar Hoary Hold Innocent Ought Oughtest Punishment Sheol Underworld Unpunished Wilt Wisdom Wise Jump to Previous Occurrence Blood Clear Consider Free Goes Grave Gray Guiltless Hair Head Hoar Hoary Hold Innocent Ought Oughtest Punishment Sheol Underworld Unpunished White Wilt Wise Jump to Next Occurrence Blood Clear Consider Free Goes Grave Gray Guiltless Hair Head Hoar Hoary Hold Innocent Ought Oughtest Punishment Sheol Underworld Unpunished White Wilt Wise New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
