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A Strategic Relocation
Commentators agree that Solomon's command for Shimei to move to Jerusalem was a shrewd political strategy. By forcing Shimei to leave his hometown of Bahurim, Solomon removed him from his base of support and placed him under direct royal supervision, neutralizing a potential threat to his new reign.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 2:36
18th Century
Theologian
The object, apparently, was to keep Shimei under the immediate eye of the government. Shimei’s old home, Bahurim, lay east of Jerusalem on the road…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 2:36
19th Century
Bishop
Called for Shimei.—The command given to Shimei is in itself a reasonable precaution against treason, in one already powerful and o…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 2:36
17th Century
Pastor
And the king sent and called for Shimei
Who had cursed his father; he lived at Bahurim, in the tribe of Benjamin, an…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 2:35–46
17th Century
Minister
The old malice remains in the unconverted heart, and a watchful eye should be kept on those who, like Shimei, have manifested their enmity but have…