1 Kings 2:6

New English Translation

Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.

Cross References

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.”

Genesis 9:5

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

2 Samuel 3:39

Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”

1 Kings 2:7

“Treat fairly the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, because they helped me when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

1 Kings 2:9

But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death.”

1 Kings 3:12

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

2 Kings 22:20

‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

Psalm 37:37

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 28:17

The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

Isaiah 48:22

There will be no prosperity for the wicked,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 57:2

Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.

Isaiah 57:21

There will be no prosperity,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

Isaiah 65:20

Never again will one of her infants live just a few days or an old man die before his time. Indeed, no one will die before the age of a hundred, anyone who fails to reach the age of a hundred will be considered cursed.

Numbers 35:33

“You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.