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44 You are fully aware of the evil inside your heart, the evil you did to my father, David. The Eternal One is sending all the evil you have done to others back upon you. 45 But I, King Solomon, will be honored by the Lord, and David’s throne will stand in His presence forever.

46 King Solomon instructed Benaiah (Jehoiada’s son) to execute Shimei, and Benaiah did what Solomon asked him to do.

And that is how the kingdom was secured under Solomon’s rule.

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