1 Kings 2:6 — Word Study
WLCוְעָשִׂ֖יתָ כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־ תוֹרֵ֧ד שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ בְּשָׁלֹ֖ם שְׁאֹֽל׃ ס
BSASo actʻâsâh according to your wisdomchokmâh [according to your judgment, wisely, prudence, good judgment] and do notlôʼ let his gray headsêybâh [hoary, white] go downyârad▸ [descend, fall] to Sheolshᵉʼôwl [the underworld, hell, grave] in peaceshâlôwm [completeness, wellness, friendship]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ | and you will act | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine singular |
| כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ | according to wisdom your | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| וְלֹֽא־ | and not | Conjunction, particle |
| תוֹרֵ֧ד | you must bring down | Verb, Hiphil, jussive second person masculine singular |
| שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ | grey hair his | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| בְּשָׁלֹ֖ם | in peace | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| שְׁאֹֽל׃ ס | Sheol | Noun common, both singular absolute |
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| BSB | So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. |
| KJV | Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. |
| ASV | Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace. |
| YLT | and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol. |
| WEB | Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. |
| BBE | So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace. |
Where they part company is in the interpretation of the actions Solomon should take — see How Translations Differ.
The main action is emphasized first, followed by the consequences of failing to act, creating a clear directive for Solomon.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — 1 Kings 2:6
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Context — David's Instructions to Solomongenerated
1 Kings 2:6 captures David giving critical advice to Solomon as he prepares to lead Israel. David highlights the need for wisdom in dealing with Joab, who had committed acts of violence. By instructing Solomon not to let Joab's gray head go down to Sheol in peace, David emphasizes the importance of justice and the consequences of unchecked actions, setting a tone for Solomon's reign.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Kings 2:9 | Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.” |
| 2 | Proverbs 20:26 | A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. |
| 3 | 1 Kings 2:28–34 | When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. |
| 4 | Genesis 9:6 | Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. |
| 5 | Numbers 35:33 | Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 13 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — עָשָׂה, ve.'a.Si.tagenerated
The verb עָשָׂה (asah) means to do or make, covering a broad range of actions from creating to performing tasks. In this context, it urges Solomon to take decisive action based on his wisdom.
This form is a perfect tense in the Qal stem, indicating a completed action in the past that has relevance for the present. It suggests that Solomon's decisions should be informed by his wisdom, leading to effective governance.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main finite verb is עָשִׂ֖יתָ, you will act, which governs the entire sentence. The structure includes a prepositional phrase indicating the basis for action, a negative clause about Joab's fate, and a noun phrase describing Joab's gray hair.
The order emphasizes the action Solomon is to take, followed by the consequences of failing to act, highlighting the gravity of the situation.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates עָשָׂה as ποιήσεις (poieis), which carries a similar meaning of making or doing. This choice reflects the translators' understanding of the imperative nature of David's instruction.
The term שְׁאֹל is rendered as ᾅδου (Hades), indicating a focus on the underworld, maintaining the original Hebrew concept of Sheol.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Kings 2:6 shows David telling Solomon to act wisely and not allow Joab's gray hair to go down to Sheol in peace. This highlights the need for justice in leadership and the importance of making wise decisions.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The 'gray head' symbolizes old age and wisdom, indicating that Joab's life and actions should be treated with respect and justice.
Wisdom in leadership is crucial for making just decisions and maintaining order in the kingdom.
Sheol refers to the underworld or grave, a place where the dead reside, and in this context, it signifies a final resting place.
We learn the importance of wisdom, justice, and the consequences of our actions in positions of authority.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How can I apply wisdom in my own decision-making processes?
- What are some situations where I might need to act justly, like Solomon?
- In what ways can I ensure that my actions reflect good judgment?
- How do I understand the concept of Sheol in the context of life and death?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentators reflect on the implications of David's instructions, emphasizing the significance of justice and wisdom in leadership.
To hell: This word hell doth not here signify the place or state of damnation; but the place and state of the dead.Early Church Fathers on 1 Kings 2 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Kings 2:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleDo therefore according to thy wisdom,.... Which though young began to appear in him, even in the life of his father; he therefore exhorts him to use the wisdom he had, and take the first and fittest
Read John Gill on 1 Kings 2 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryDo therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. Do therefore according to thy wisdom.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Kings 2 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleAccording to thy wisdom, i.e. what in reason and justice thou seest fit. For though I was forced to forbear him when it was in a manner out of my power to punish him, yet I never forgave him; and therefore do thou wisely and severely examine all his actions, and particularly this last rebellion, and punish him according to his demerits. Let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace; though he be old, having been the general of the army forty years, yet do not suffer him to die a natural death, but cut him off by the sword of justice.
Read Matthew Poole on 1 Kings 2 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Kings 2:6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.Ver. 6. Do therefore according to thy wisdom,] q.d., He is of a turbulent spirit, and will be apt enough to give thee just occasion to fall upon him. See that it be thoroughly done, for it lieth upon my conscience, that he hath hitherto passed unpunished. Of his adultery and murder we hear not a word, because he had made a thorough peace with God for those sins in his lifetime; he had compounded with his judge, &c.: but the cases of Joab and Shimei troubled him on his death bed. And let not his hoar head, &c.] Let him be well punished, though he is now old, and hath done great exploits.
Read John Trapp on 1 Kings 2 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. 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 of Joab. David was culpable in delaying it so long; but probably the circumstances of his government would not admit of his doing it sooner. According to the law of God, Joab, having murdered Abner and Amasa, should die. And had not David commanded Solomon to perform this act of justice, he could not have died in the approbation of his Maker.
Read AdamClarke on 1 Kings 2 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6. Do therefore according to thy wisdom] Compare 1 Kings 2:9. The wisdom to which David in both cases alludes is a politic method of bringing these men to do something for which they might be put to death. Such men were specially dangerous in the court of a young king. his hoar head] Most likely Joab was already an old man not much younger than David himself. This may account for some of the freedom of his speech to the king. go down to the grave in peace] The advice is put in a more direct form in 1 Kings 2:9, concerning Shimei, ‘Bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood.’ The Hebrew construction (the jussive after ìà not àì) seems to imply a suggestion rather than a direct command.…
Read Cambridge on 1 Kings 2 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleHis hoar head - Joab, though the nephew of David, was probably not very greatly his junior, David being the youngest of the family, and Zeruiah, as is most likely, one of the eldest.
Read Albert Barnes on 1 Kings 2 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible6. His hoar head — Gray hairs are venerable, but the hoary headed sinner is not to be saved by his whitened locks. Joab was doubtless younger than David, but still far gone in years.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on 1 Kings 2 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.
Tyndale line
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.
Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue in peace.
Strictly literal
And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.
and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.
and you have done according to your wisdom, and do not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down in peace to the grave.
Deal with Joab by the wisdom you have learned, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
From the Latin
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace.
Simplified
Do what you think is right, but don't let his gray head go down peacefully into the grave.
So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree in their wording for this verse, with all seven words matched in the Hebrew and Greek texts. This consistency suggests a strong preservation of the original message across these traditions.
וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־ תוֹרֵ֧ד שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ בְּשָׁלֹ֖ם שְׁאֹֽל׃ ס
7 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Kings 2:6
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
Conj | V-Qal-2ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine singularHc/Vqq2ms
חָכְמָה (chokmah) means wisdom and encompasses various forms of skill, including in war and administration, as well as shrewdness and ethical prudence. It is built from the root word for wisdom, חָכַם (chakam). The term appears in contexts related to both practical and religious matters.
חָכְמָה n.f. wisdom
skill in war
wisdom, in administration
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence in religious affairs
wisdom, ethical and religious
base
H2451 חָכְמָה wisdom . skill in war
. wisdom, in administration
. shrewdness, wisdom
. wisdom, prudence in religious affairs
. wisdom, ethical and religious
2451 chokmah khok-maw'
from 2449; wisdom (in a good sense):--skilful, wisdom,
wisely, wit.
see HEBREW for 02449
חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) — wisdom.
1) wisdom
1a) skill (in war)
1b) wisdom (in administration)
1c) shrewdness, wisdom
1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)
Prep | N-fs | Suff — Preposition · noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
3808 lo' lo
or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often
used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,
ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,
no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out
of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +
of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
לֹא (lo) — not.
1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Conj | Part — Conjunction · particleHC/Tn
The Hebrew word יָרַד (yarad) means to come or go down, covering various contexts such as descending from mountains, going to battle, or sinking in water. It can also refer to divine manifestations descending or being prostrated. The word has different forms including Qal, Hiphil, and Hophal, which indicate various nuances of bringing down or being brought down.
יָרַד 380 vb. come or go down, descend
Qal 306
come or go down
go down (usu. from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle
go down to (acc.) threshing-floor
go down (abs.) from Palestine to Egypt
from Jerusalem
from altar
go down
= sink, in water
go down to She’ôl
fig. going down (dissolving) in tears
= be prostrated
of divine manifestations: descend
of inanimate things
Hiph.
cause to come or go down
bring down
send down rain = cause to flow down
= lay prostrate to (acc.) threshing-floor
bring down to She’ôl
take down (from cart)
let down
Hoph.
be brought down
be taken down
base
H3381 יָרַד come or go down, descend .. . come or go down
. go down (usu. from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle
. go down to (acc.) threshing-floor
. go down (abs.) from Palestine to Egypt
. from Jerusalem
. from altar
. go down
. = sink, in water
. go down to She’ôl
. fig. going down (dissolving) in tears
. = be prostrated
. of divine manifestations: descend
. of inanimate things
. . cause to come or go down . bring down
. send down rain = cause to flow down
. = lay prostrate to (acc.) threshing-floor
. bring down to She’ôl
. take down (from cart)
. let down
. . be brought down
. be taken down
3381 yarad yaw-rad'
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or
conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary,
the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to
bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly,
bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down,
fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X
indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to,
let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
יָרַד (ya.rad) — to go down.
1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come down
1a2) to sink
1a3) to be prostrated
1a4) to come down (of revelation)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to bring down
1b2) to send down
1b3) to take down
1b4) to lay prostrate
1b5) to let down
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought down
1c2) to be taken down
V-Hiphil-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Hiphil · jussive second person masculine singularHVhj2ms
שֵׂיבָה (seybah) refers to old age and is associated with gray or hoary hair. The term is feminine and emphasizes the physical signs of aging, such as gray hair and the concept of being elderly. It is derived from another Hebrew word, שֵׁיב (sheiv), which relates to aging.
שֵׂיבָה n.f. hoary head, old age
base
H7872 שֵׂיבָה hoary head, old age
7872 seybah say-baw'
feminine of 7869; old age:--(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs
(head,-ed), old age.
see HEBREW for 07869
שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) — greyheaded.
1) age, gray hair, hoary head, old age
1a) gray hair, hoary head
1b) old age
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3ms
שָׁלוֹם (shalom) conveys a range of meanings including completeness, soundness, welfare, and peace. It can refer to physical safety and health, as well as emotional states like tranquility and friendship, particularly in human relationships and with God. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to be complete' and is used in various contexts, including greetings.
שָׁלוֹם 237 n.m. completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
completeness in no.
safety, soundness, in body
welfare, health, prosperity
peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment
peace, friendship
peace from war
as adj. those at peace with him
base
H7965 שָׁלוֹם completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
7965 shalowm shaw-lome'
or shalom {shaw-lome'}; from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively)
well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,
prosperity, peace:--X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend,
X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at)
peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty),
salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.
see HEBREW for 07999
שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace.
: peace
1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
1a) completeness (in number)
1b) safety, soundness (in body)
1c) welfare, health, prosperity
1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
1e) peace, friendship
1e1) of human relationships
1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship
1f) peace (from war)
1g) peace (as adjective)
שָׁלוֹם (ye.ho.vah sha.lom) — Peace.
This name means completeness, peace
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace: well-being.
: well-being
1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
1a) completeness (in number)
1b) safety, soundness (in body)
1c) welfare, health, prosperity
1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
1e) peace, friendship
1e1) of human relationships
1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship
1f) peace (from war)
1g) peace (as adjective)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
pes (shalom; eirene):
1. In the Old Testament:
Is a condition of freedom from disturbance, whether outwardly, as of a nation from war or enemies, or inwardly, within the soul. The Hebrew word is shalom (both adjective and substantive), meaning, primarily, "soundness," "health," but coming also to signify "prosperity," well-being in general, all good in relation to both man and God. In early times, to a people harassed by foes, peace was the primary blessing. In Ps 122:7, we have "peace" and "prosperity," and in 35:27; 73:3, shalom is translated "prosperity." In 2Sa 11:7 the King James Version, David asked of Uriah "how Joab did" (margin "of the peace of Joab"), "and how the people did (the Revised Version (British and American) "fared," literally, "of the peace of the people"), and…
שְׁאוֹל (sh'owl) refers to the underworld or the realm of the dead in Hebrew. It encompasses concepts such as hell, the grave, and a pit, often associated with punishment for the wicked and a place from which the righteous are not abandoned. The term implies a location of extreme degradation and is noted for its lack of praise for God.
שְׁאוֹל, שְׁאֹל n.f. Shᵉ’ōl, underworld (√ dub.; i.e. place of inquiry)
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H7585 שְׁאוֹל, שְׁאֹל Shᵉ’ōl, underworld (√ dub.; i.e. place of inquiry)
7585 sh'owl sheh-ole'
or shol {sheh-ole'}; from 7592; Hades or the world of the
dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories
and inmates:--grave, hell, pit.
see HEBREW for 07592
שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) — hell: Sheol.
Sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
1a) the underworld
1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead
1b1) place of no return
1b2) without praise of God
1b3) wicked sent there for punishment
1b4) righteous not abandoned to it
1b5) of the place of exile (fig)
1b6) of extreme degradation in sin
N-proper — Noun common · both singular absoluteHNcbsa
she'-ol (she'ol):
1. The Name
2. The Abode of the Dead
(1) Not a State of Unconsciousness
(2) Not Removed from God's Jurisdiction
(3) Relation to Immortality
3. Post-canonical Period
1. The Name:
Sheol
(Heb., “the all-demanding world” = Gr. Hades, “the unknown region”), the invisible world of departed souls. (See HELL.)
→ See HELL (Hades)