1 Kings 2:6

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Use your wisdom, but don’t let him die peacefully of old age.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:9

Now, don’t leave him unpunished. You are a wise man. You will know what you must do, but don’t let him die peacefully of old age.”

Isaiah 57:21

My God says, “There is no peace for evil people.”

Isaiah 48:22

But the Lord also said, “There is no peace for evil people.”

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come, and that makes other people want to do bad things too.

Proverbs 28:17

A murderer will never have peace. Don’t support such a person.

Proverbs 20:26

Like a farmer who separates wheat from the chaff, a wise king will decide who is wrong and crush them.

Psalm 37:37

Be pure and honest. Peace-loving people will have many descendants.

Isaiah 65:20

In that city there will never be a baby who lives only a few days, and every older person will live for a long, long time. A person who lives 100 years will be called young. And whoever doesn’t live that long will be considered cursed.

Isaiah 57:2

But peace will come too, and those who trust him will get to rest in their own beds.

2 Kings 22:20

‘I will bring you to be with your ancestors. You will die and go to your grave in peace. So your eyes will not see all the trouble that I am bringing on this place.’” Then Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah gave that message to the king.

Numbers 35:33

“Don’t let your land be polluted with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, the only payment for that crime is that the murderer must be killed! There is no other payment that will free the land from that crime.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “I will not let Benjamin go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only son left from my wife Rachel. It would kill me if anything happened to him during the trip to Egypt. You would send me to the grave a very sad, old man.”

Genesis 9:6

“God made humans to be like himself. So whoever kills a person must be killed by another person.

1 Kings 2:7

“Also, be kind to the children of Barzillai from Gilead. Be friends with them, and let them eat at your table, because they helped me when I ran away from your brother Absalom.

Genesis 9:5

Also, I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any person or animal that takes a human life.

2 Samuel 3:39

And it was on the very same day that I was anointed to be the king. These sons of Zeruiah have caused me a lot of trouble. May the Lord give them the punishment they deserve.”

1 Kings 3:12

So I will give you what you asked for. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make you wiser than anyone who ever lived or ever will live.