I Kings 2 Dear RTB’ers, Adonijah, Joab, Shimei – three men, three executions, in every case Solomon taking a measure of revenge against men who in one way or another had turned against his father. In so doing, he strengthened his own kingdom against internal struggles. Although David could have taken more severe action against …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
September 1 / I Kings 1
I Kings 1 Dear RTB’ers, King David is getting old; who will succeed him? There is no mention in II Samuel of David swearing to Bathsheba that Solomon would be his successor, as Nathan says to Bathsheba in I Kings 1:13 (repeated by Bathsheba in I Kings 1:17 and confirmed by David in I Kings …