1 Kings 2:6

New Living Translation

Do with him what you think best, but don’t let him grow old and go to his grave in peace.

Cross References

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.”

Genesis 9:5

“And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.

Genesis 9:6

If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.

2 Samuel 3:39

And even though I am the anointed king, these two sons of Zeruiah—Joab and Abishai—are too strong for me to control. So may the Lord repay these evil men for their evil deeds.”

1 Kings 2:7

“Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

1 Kings 2:9

But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.”

1 Kings 3:12

I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!

2 Kings 22:20

So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.’” So they took her message back to the king.

Psalm 37:37

Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 28:17

A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect him!

Ecclesiastes 8:11

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

Isaiah 48:22

“But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 57:2

For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.

Isaiah 57:21

There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.

Isaiah 65:20

“No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only the cursed will die that young!

Numbers 35:33

This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.