1 Kings 2:6

2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate, ¹  but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death. ² 

1 Kings 2:9

2:9 But now ³  don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; ⁴  make sure he has a bloody death.” ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “according to your wisdom.”

² tn Heb “and do not bring down his grey hair in peace [to] Sheol.”

³ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek and the Vulgate have here “you” rather than “now.” The two words are homonyms in Hebrew.

⁴ tn Heb “what you should do to him.”

⁵ tn Heb “bring his grey hair down in blood [to] Sheol.”