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Solomon who performed the justice of God

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[1 kings 2:6]

Deal with him according to your wisdom,

but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

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King David, who was faithful to God, handed the throne to Solomon.

David had made a will for his son Solomon, because he was old and had no more days to die.

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David made this testament. “You must be a great and courageous leader.

Obey the commandment of the LORD your God, obey the law,

and do just as God has spoken. Observe what is written in the law of Moses.

Then you will succeed whatever you do, wherever you go.”

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Then David made a will to punish those who did evil. “Do not forget what Joab did to me. Joab assassinated Abner the son of Ner, the mighty general of Israel,

and Amasa the son of Jether. Punish him in wise ways.

Shimei is the one who cursed me the day I went to Mahanaim after being driven by Absalom. When I returned, I promised to God that I would not kill him

because he came down to the Jordan to meet me. But do not regard him as an innocent man.”

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On the other hand, Adonijah, who did not admit King Solomon, but thought he should become king, tried to take the throne, but Solomon was found guilty and was killed.

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There was a man who was afraid to hear that Adonijah was dead. He was Joab.

To keep his power after King David died, Joab joined Adonijah as king,

a rebellion against King Solomon.

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So Joab rushed to the tent of the LORD and caught the horns of the altar.

This news was immediately communicated to King Solomon.

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King Solomon commanded Benaiah.

“Go now and kill Joab. Joab was the one who murdered two men at the time of peace.

Now he must be punished for it.”

Benaiah struck down Joab, who was holding the horns of the altar at the command

of the king.

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Solomon called and ordered Shimei, who had cursed David King.

“You shall build a house in Jerusalem and live there, and you shall not go anywhere else

from Jerusalem, and you shall surely die on the day you leave Jerusalem and cross

the valley of Kidron.”

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Shimei answered the king. “The word of the king is just, my lord, I will do as the king says.” So Shimei lived without getting out of Jerusalem.

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Three years later, two of Shimei's servants fled to Gath.

When Shimei heard this, he rushed on a donkey and went to Gath

and brought two servants back to Jerusalem.

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When King Solomon heard this, he called Shimei and said,

“Did I not make you swear by the Lord and warn you, On the day you leave to go

anywhere else, you can be sure you will die? have you not told me to follow my command? Why have you broken the promise to the LORD? Why have you not followed my command?”

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“You see, you have done a lot of evil to my father David. Now the LORD will repay the evil things you did.” Solomon commanded Benaiah to kill Shimei.

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Joab shed innocent blood to secure his place, but he did not receive punishment by using

his own strength. But God did not leave the sin, but punished him through King Solomon.

Shimei, who cursed David king of Israel in the name of God,

was punished by King Solomon and had to pay for his sins.

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God is the punisher of evildoers who do evil and do not repent and do not truly repent.

As Joab and Shimei were punished by King Solomon, those who did not believe in God

and did evil will come to eternal punishment by Jesus,

who comes again and judges the whole world.

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We believe in Jesus, being a child of God, we must also believe that God is not only

loving but also just. A man who believes in the God of justice is a man who feared God

when he has done wrong and knows how to quickly turn to the right path.

We want to be all our friends who always depend on the Holy Spirit in us to keep evil away and serve God rightly in Jesus.

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