An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom w
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei so
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who wil
And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who fo
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw
Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted
While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his home
Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his