But now do not leave him unpunished, (A)for you are a wise man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to [a]Sheol with blood.”

Death of David

10 Then (B)David [b]lay down with his fathers, and he was buried in (C)the city of David. 11 Now (D)the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned for (E)seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 2:9 I.e., the netherworld
  2. 1 Kings 2:10 I.e., died

But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;(A) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”

10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried(B) in the City of David.(C) 11 He had reigned(D) forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

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