1 David was very old. He told his son Solomon what to do. ️️ 2 David said, I will die soon. Be strong. Be brave. 3 David said, Obey God. Walk in God’s way. Do what is right. Then you will do well. ✅ 4 David said, God made a word to me. If my sons obey God, one of my sons will sit on the king seat. God keeps His word. 5 David said, You know Joab hurt me. He killed Abner and Amasa in a time of peace. Blood was on his belt and shoes. ️ 6 David said, Be wise. Do not let Joab die in peace. Think and act well. ⚖️ 7 David said, Be kind to the sons of Barzillai. Let them eat at your table. They helped me when Absalom chased me. 8 David said, Shimei cursed me. Later he came to say sorry at the river. I told him I would not kill him. ➡️ 9 David said, You are wise. Do not let Shimei go free. Punish him in a right way. ⚖️ 10 David died and was buried in the city of David. ⚰️ 11 David was king 40 years: 7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem. 4️⃣0️⃣ 12 Solomon sat on the king seat. His rule was strong. 13 Adonijah came to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mom. She asked, Do you come in peace? He said, Yes. ♂️ 14 Adonijah said, I want to talk. Bathsheba said, Talk. ️ 15 Adonijah said, I thought I would be king. But God gave the king seat to my brother Solomon. 16 Adonijah said, Please ask the king to let me marry Abishag. 17 Bathsheba said, I will ask the king for you. 18 Bathsheba went to King Solomon. He stood up, bowed to his mom, and set a seat by him for her. ♂️ 19 Bathsheba said, I have a small ask. Solomon said, Ask, Mom. I will not say no. ️✅ 20 Bathsheba said, Please give Abishag to Adonijah to be his wife. 21 The king said, Why ask that? That is like asking to make him king too. He is older and has friends like Joab and Abiathar. ⚠️ 22 The king said by God, This ask is against his own life. ✋️ 23 The king said, As God lives, God put me on the king seat. Adonijah will die today. ⚖️ 24 King Solomon sent Benaiah. Benaiah hit Adonijah, and he died. ️ 25 The king said to Abiathar the priest, Go home to Anathoth. You should die, but I will not kill you now. You carried God’s holy box with my dad and shared his hard times. 26 So Solomon stopped Abiathar from being a priest. God’s old word came true. ✅ 27 Joab heard this. He ran to God’s tent and held the altar horns. He had followed Adonijah. ♂️⛺ 28 They told Solomon, Joab is at the altar. Solomon sent Benaiah to strike him. ➡️️ 29 Benaiah said, The king says, Come out. Joab said, No. I will die here. Benaiah told the king. ⛺ 30 The king said, Do as he said. Kill him and bury him. Then my house will be free from his blood. ⚖️️⚰️ 31 God will bring Joab’s bad blood back on his own head. He killed Abner and Amasa, good men. My dad David did not know. ↩️ 32 Joab’s blood will be on Joab and his family. But David’s family will have peace from God. ↔️️ 33 Benaiah killed Joab. Joab was buried at his house in the wild land. ️⚰️ 34 The king put Benaiah over the army. He put Zadok as priest in place of Abiathar. ️➡️⛪ 35 The king called Shimei. He said, Build a house in Jerusalem and stay. Do not leave. 36 The king said, If you leave and cross the Kidron stream, you will die. It will be your own fault. ⚠️ 37 Shimei said, That is good. I will obey. He stayed in Jerusalem many days. 38 After three years, two of Shimei’s servants ran to Gath. He heard it. He rode a donkey to Gath and brought them back. ➡️️ 39 They told Solomon that Shimei left and came back. 40 The king said, Did I not make you promise by God? You said, I will obey. ❓✋ 41 Why did you not keep my word and your promise to God? ❌ 42 You know the bad you did to my dad David. Now God will bring it back on you. ↩️⚖️ 43 But I, King Solomon, will be blessed. David’s king seat will stand. ✨ 44 The king told Benaiah to kill Shimei. Benaiah struck him, and he died. ️ 45 So the kingdom was safe in Solomon’s hand. ️