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Josephus includes the story of David and Shimei in his Antiquities of the Jews, putting the following words in David's mouth: "Let us not," said he, "bring upon ourselves another fresh misfortune to those we have already, for truly I have not the least regard nor concern for this dog that raves at me: I submit myself to God, by whose permission this man treats me in such a wild manner; nor is ...
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.
A man named Shimei throws stones at David and curses him, so Abishai asks David to kill Shimei, but David will not let him, claiming that Yahweh has made Shimei do this. On the advice of Ahithophel, Absalom has relations with David's concubines on his roof, so that the whole nation can see his contempt for David.
David was unwilling to take action against Shimei, accepting the possibility that Shimei was cursing on YHWH's order (verse 10), so David resigned to God's will without protest (cf. 1 Samuel 26:9–11). [17] The conversation with Abishai about killing Shimei mirrors the one about killing Saul in 1 Samuel 26 as follows: [18]
Jewish scribes say that Solomon's teacher was Shimei ben Gera, and while he lived, he prevented Solomon from marrying foreign wives. The Talmud says at Ber. 8a: "For as long as Shimei the son of Gera was alive Solomon did not marry the daughter of Pharaoh" (see also Midrash Tehillim to Ps. 3:1).
[25] [26] The ending of the story, noting the wisdom of Solomon, is considered to be a Deuteronomistic addition to the text. [1] [27] Some scholars consider the story an originally independent unit, integrated into its present context by an editor. [28] [29] Solomon's name is not mentioned in the story and he is simply called "the king ...
Solomon gained a chance to prepare a meal for the Ammonite king, which the king found so impressive that the previous cook was sacked and Solomon put in his place; the king's daughter, Naamah, subsequently fell in love with Solomon, but the family (thinking Solomon a commoner) disapproved, so the king decided to kill them both by sending them ...