For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
Benaiah and Zadok stepped into roles left vacant by unfaithful men, and here God's promise to raise up a faithful priest was fulfilled. Sacred offices may be disgraced by those who hold them badly, but God's work never stops for want of willing hands.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 2:35-46
And Shimei said unto the king, the saying is good,.... It was an act of goodness in the king, and what was good, grateful, and acceptable to him; for being sent for by him, and knowing how he had used his father, and hearing of several traitors being put to death, he expected this would have been his case; and wherefore, instead of being put...
Joab's crimes warranted death long ago, but his power with the army shielded him until now. He fled to the altar hoping religious scruple would stay the executioner's hand, but the law permits no sanctuary for a murderer and rebel.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 2:28-45