Archives for April 2026

I want you to notice something interesting. When Shimei first enters into an agreement with Solomon, the following exchange takes place: “The king summoned Shim‘i and said to him, ‘Build yourself a house in Yerushalayim, and live there; don’t go outside the city walls.  Know for a fact that on the day you go out […]

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“The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok, the priest.  Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, ‘Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.’”-1 Kings 2:35-36 With Yo’av now gone, this paved the way […]

“Adonai will bring his blood back on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he — he killed them with the sword without my father David’s awareness: Avner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Isra’el, and ‘Amasa the son of Yeter, commander of the army […]

“In this way their blood will return on the head of Yo’av and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his family and his throne there will be peace forever from Adonai.”-1 Kings 2:33 Why, from a Torah perspective, is murder such a serious crime? It’s because unpunished murder defiles both the people and […]