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In Yalkut Shimoni it states that the reason David did not kill Shimei was that he was with the Holy Spirit that Mordechai would come from him and would save the Jewish people. [ 11 ] In Midrash Shmuel [ 12 ] and Yalkut Shimoni [ 11 ] it is the merit of Shimei's wife that saved Shimei and Mordechai, and by extension the Jews of Persia from Haman ...
Shimei (Hebrew: שִׁמְעִי Šīmʿī) is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature. The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi ( Exodus 6:17 ; Numbers 3:18 ; 1 Chronicles 6:17 ).
Despite his oath, David did not forget or forgive Shimei's insults so he commanded Solomon to deal with Shimei after David's death (1 Kings 2:8–9). [ 15 ] The second meeting was with Ziba , who had rushed down to the Jordan at the same time as Shimei with a group of people to assist the king's household to cross.
1 Kings 1 is the first chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
Solomon (/ ˈ s ɒ l ə m ə n /), [a] also called Jedidiah, [b] was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. [4] [5] The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under an amalgamated Israel and Judah.
The author held his native Syriac language in high regard and adopted the notion of some older authors that it was the oldest language. [8] The book was translated into Latin and published in 1866, by Joseph Schönfelder (d. 1913). [9] In 1886, Syriac text was published with English translation, by British orientalist Ernest A. Wallis Budge (d ...
The Jewish Encyclopedia characterizes the story as a "genuine and exuberant midrash", [3] i.e. a free elaboration, of a kind not unusual in Rabbinic literature.. One notable addition to the story involves King Solomon holding a feast for the daunting army of animals, birds and demonic spirits he has as subjects.
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical composite text ascribed to King Solomon but not regarded as canonical scripture by Jews or Christian groups. It was written in the Greek language, based on precedents dating back to the early 1st millennium AD, but was likely not completed in any meaningful textual sense until sometime in the Middle Ages.