Oct 6, 2026 · 11 min · 7 segments
David instructs Solomon to ensure that both Yoav and also Shimi Ben Gera die a bloody death. Is David casting his unfinished business on Solomon? We contend that David is in fact warning a young…
Alex IsraelHost
Secondly, "Veshamartem et mitzvot Hashem Elokeicha lalech bidrachav lishmor chukotav mitzvotav umishpatav ve'edotav." He tells Shelomo, "Make sure you keep the Torah." Kakatuv b'Torat Moshe.
Everything that's written in Torat Moshe, "Leman tasgilet kol asher tase be'et kol asher tifnesham." The Torah is the secret of your success.
So maybe these are two things that we would expect David to tell his son, but now we're going to see a couple of things which we might not expect.
The first thing he says is that, "You know what Yoav did to me? He killed two army officers when I wanted to make peace, and instead he created war." "Vayasem damei milchamah bashalom." He put the blood of war in peace, and therefore, "Veyitain damei milchamah bechad gure shotel." You put the blood of war in his belt and in his shoe, and make sure that he doesn't die a peaceful death.
Next, to Barzilai, Barzilai Hagiladi, who looked after me when I was in exile, please make sure you look after him and do kindness to him.
And then Shimi Ben Gera, Shimi Ben Gera of Benjamin, who cursed me out when I was on my, my way out of Jerusalem.
Again, "Al tanakehu," do not cleanse him, "ki ish chacham atah." You're a very wise man.
"Veyadata rashe ta'aselo." Figure out what you need to do to him, "vehorad et at et sevato bedam shaol," and make sure he dies a bloody death.
What's going on here? You know, is David putting his unfinished business onto Shelomo? And would it make any sense? I mean, Shelomo is a, is a young king.
Is he gonna have more luck in getting rid of Yoav? If David couldn't fight Yoav, then will Shelomo be able to fight him? And if, if David really thought that these people should be taken down, Yoav and Shimi, why didn't he do it himself? Why is he dumping it on, on Shelomo? What, what is going on here? And what has this got to do with, "Vechazakta vehaita leish," be strong, and, uh, you're very wise, Shelomo, so, so you know what to do.
I think David is, is saying something else, and that something else we can see in the continuation of the chapter.
Secondly, "Veshamartem et mitzvot Hashem Elokeicha lalech bidrachav lishmor chukotav mitzvotav umishpatav ve'edotav." He tells Shelomo, "Make sure you keep the Torah." Kakatuv b'Torat Moshe.
Everything that's written in Torat Moshe, "Leman tasgilet kol asher tase be'et kol asher tifnesham." The Torah is the secret of your success.
So maybe these are two things that we would expect David to tell his son, but now we're going to see a couple of things which we might not expect.
The first thing he says is that, "You know what Yoav did to me? He killed two army officers when I wanted to make peace, and instead he created war." "Vayasem damei milchamah bashalom." He put the blood of war in peace, and therefore, "Veyitain damei milchamah bechad gure shotel." You put the blood of war in his belt and in his shoe, and make sure that he doesn't die a peaceful death.
Next, to Barzilai, Barzilai Hagiladi, who looked after me when I was in exile, please make sure you look after him and do kindness to him.
And then Shimi Ben Gera, Shimi Ben Gera of Benjamin, who cursed me out when I was on my, my way out of Jerusalem.
Again, "Al tanakehu," do not cleanse him, "ki ish chacham atah." You're a very wise man.
"Veyadata rashe ta'aselo." Figure out what you need to do to him, "vehorad et at et sevato bedam shaol," and make sure he dies a bloody death.
What's going on here? You know, is David putting his unfinished business onto Shelomo? And would it make any sense? I mean, Shelomo is a, is a young king.
Is he gonna have more luck in getting rid of Yoav? If David couldn't fight Yoav, then will Shelomo be able to fight him? And if, if David really thought that these people should be taken down, Yoav and Shimi, why didn't he do it himself? Why is he dumping it on, on Shelomo? What, what is going on here? And what has this got to do with, "Vechazakta vehaita leish," be strong, and, uh, you're very wise, Shelomo, so, so you know what to do.
I think David is, is saying something else, and that something else we can see in the continuation of the chapter.
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