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For on the day you go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, know you for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head.
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The Personal Nature of Boundaries
Commentators note that the boundary given to Shimei, the Kidron Brook, was not arbitrary. It was on the direct path to his hometown, making the prohibition a specific and personal test of his loyalty. This illustrates how wise boundaries often address our specific, personal temptations. Solomon's command made Shimei fully responsible for his own fate, as the warning was clear and the consequence absolute.
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Reformed Baptist
For it shall be, [that] on the day you go out Out of the city of Jerusalem: and pass over the brook Kidron: which is…
Presbyterian
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…