1 Kings 2:45

43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I gave you?”

44 The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, ^aall the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will ^breturn your wickedness on your own head.

45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and ^athe throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.”

46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the ^akingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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King Solomon shall be blessed - He seems to think that, while such bad men remained unpunished, the nation could not prosper; that it was an act of justice which God required him to perform, in order to the establishment and perpetuity of his throne.

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