18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
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But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-19)Here we have, I. Solomon upon his throne (1 Kgs. 4:1): So king Solomon was king , that is, he was confirmed and established king over all Israel , and not, as his successors, only over two tribes. He was a king, that is, he did the work and duty of a king, with the wisdom God had given him. Those preserve the name and honour of their place that mind the business of it and make conscience of it. II…
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