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Kings I 2:9

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9 granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.
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Kings I 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore hold him not guiltless
Do not look upon him as an innocent person; and if he commits an offence against thee, as he has against me, do not acquit him as I have done:

for thou [art] a wise man;
so it seems he was before the appearance of the Lord to him at Gibeon, even before his father's death he had given some proofs of it to David himself:

and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him;
to watch and observe him, and, if found offending, to punish him according to the rules of justice, and the laws of the land:

but his hoary head bring thou down to the grave with blood;
spare him not on account of his age, but put him to death whensoever he shall be found guilty, let him not die a natural death.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Kings I 2:9 In-Context

7 The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.
8 He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises the needy from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and causing them to inherit the throne of glory:
9 granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.
10 The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,
11 and departed to Armathaim: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Heli the priest.

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.