1 Kings 2:9

2:9 But now ¹  don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; ²  make sure he has a bloody death.” ³ 

1 Kings 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ⁴  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

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¹ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek and the Vulgate have here “you” rather than “now.” The two words are homonyms in Hebrew.

² tn Heb “what you should do to him.”

³ tn Heb “bring his grey hair down in blood [to] Sheol.”

⁴ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”