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1 Kings 2:6

1 Kings 2:6
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Do therefore according to thy wisdom,.... Which though young began to appear in him, even in the life of his father; he…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

His hoar head - Joab, though the nephew of David, was probably not very greatly his junior, David being the youngest of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace - It would have been an insult to justice not to have taken the life…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Do therefore according to thy wisdom Compare 1Ki 2:9. The wisdom to which David in both cases alludes is a politic…