36 Then the king sent and summoned Shimei and said
to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out
from there to any place whatever. 37 For on the day you go out
and cross the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. Your blood
shall be on your own head.” 38 And Shimei said to the king,
“What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.”
So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 But it happened at the end of three years that
two of Shimei’s servants ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And
when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,” 40 Shimei
arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants.
Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And when
Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, 42 the
king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the
Lord and solemnly warn you,
saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place
whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will
obey.’ 43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I
commanded you?” 44 The king also said to
Shimei, “You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my
father. So the Lord will bring
back your harm on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be
blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” 46 Then the
king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him
down, and he died.
So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
It is simple: “Your blood shall be on your own head.” These are the words. The King speaks these words to Shimei as an
act of mercy. It is mercy that stays the
hand of the King. It is wisdom that
helps him place the condition. But even
when we know it is wrong, we still fall into the trap.
The two servants flee from their master. They run for an unknown reason. But the master runs after his servants. He
runs to reclaim his lost property. In
saddling his donkey did he ever recall the promise he previously spoke? Did he
think about trying to sneak out without being seen? Or did he just long for
death?
Solomon the Just fulfills his promises. He becomes the King and takes his father’s
Kingdom. He now holds the keys to the
Kingdom. He is the one who sits on the
throne of David, which the LORD God established forever. Solomon starts off by fulfilling his
promises.
God established this Kingdom forever. God crowned his own Son to be King
forever. God did this by fulfilling his
promise and making the necessary sacrifice. “Your blood shall be on your own
head.” is no longer the statement. “Jesus’ blood shall be on our heads,”
because it cleanses us from all unrighteousness and helps us reign with him.
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