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So actוְעָשִׂיתָaccording to your wisdom,כְּחָכְמָתֶךָand do notוְלֹאbring downתוֹרֵדhis gray hairשֵׂיבָתוֹin peaceבְּשָׁלֹםto Sheol.שְׁאֹל
1 Kings 2:6
Study it in the app“So act according to your wisdom, and do not bring down his gray hair in peace to Sheol.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:6, word by word
- So actעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- according to your wisdomחָכְמָתֶchachmate
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmate” appears- bring downתוֹרֵדtored
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “tored” appears- his gray hairשֵׂיבָתsevat
old age, gray hair
Old age; gray hair.
Where else “sevat” appears- in peaceשָׁלֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- to Sheolשְׁאֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears
Translation note
“Sheol”: the place of the dead. “His gray hair”: him, now old.
The context
5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed, and he set the blood of war in time of peace and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist and on his sandal that were on his feet.
6 · This verse (above)
7But to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite show loyal love, and let them be among those who eat at your table; for so they came near to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.