1 Kings 2:6

Do therefore — That is, what in reason and justice thou seest fit. For tho' I was forced to forbear him, yet I never forgave him; punish him according to his demerits.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His hoar head - Joab, though the nephew of David, was probably not very greatly his junior, David being the youngest of the family, and Zeruiah,...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Death of David; Solomon Established on his Throne. The main source of this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are Deuteronomic addi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the grave. Hebrew. Sheol . App-35. Note "the", not "a". Compare 1 Kings 2:9 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. Let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace -...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace— David's dying order was an order worthy of a good king, and fit to be given in the last moment...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. Do therefore according to thy wisdom. Joab's i...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's last Will and Testament The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The grave ] Heb. Sheol , the abode of departed spirits.
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Responsibilities for the New King 1 Kings 2:1-9 1 Chronicles 28:1-21 ; 1 Chronicles 29:1-30 should be read as coming between this and th...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence had been great...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Do therefore according to thy wisdom ,.... Which though young began to appear in him, even in the life of his father; he therefore exhorts him to us...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. Ver. 6. Do therefore according to thy wisdom, ]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Do therefore according to thy wisdom What in reason and justice thou seest to be fit. For though I was forced to forbear him, I never forgave him....
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious significance. Just as Paul ( 2 Timothy 4:1-6...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. B. C. 1015....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

According to thy wisdom, i.e. what in reason and justice thou seest fit. For though I was forced to forbear him when it was in a manner out of my p...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:5 . Shed the blood of war in peace; i.e. , murderously slew the inoffensive; shed, in peace, blood...
Scofield Reference Notes

grave Hebrew, "Sheol," ( See Scofield) - ( Habakkuk 2:5 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:1-11 I. In this passage we notice the calmness and quietude of spirit with which David looked forward to the termination of his earthly...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:5 . Thou knowest what Joab did to me. David does not mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the blood of Abner a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE LAST WORDS AND DEATH OF DAVID .—The death of David, and of course the charge which preceded it, did not follow immed...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Death of David
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, in choosing the right moment when Joab might give occasion, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:28-34 ; 1 Kings 2:9 ; 2 Kings 22:20 ; Ecclesiastes 8:11 ; Genesis 42:38 ; Genesis 9:6 ; Isaiah 48:22 ; Isaiah 57:2 ; Isaiah 57:21...

⁶ Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 2:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:6