What?
What was the length of Dovid's rule in total?
40 years
What did Dovid promise to Shimi & why?
That Dovid wouldn’t kill Shimi since Shimi came with 100 men and apologized.
According to Dovid- why should Yoav be punished?
Because he killed 2 generals (Amasa and Avner) during times of peace
or
Because he killed 2 generals (Amasa and Avner)without Dovid's permission/knowledge
וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ וְהָיִ֥יתָֽ לְאִֽישׁ- Be strong and be a man
who to who-
Dovid to Shlomo
Who does Dovid tell Shlomo to act kindly to and why?
Barzilai HaGiladi
When Yoav heard the news about the punishments, what did he do?
Ran to the Ohel and was holding on to the corners of the mizbeach
What does Shlomo rhetorically ask his mother after she makes her request on behalf of Adoniyahu?
Why dont’ you ask for the malchus/kingdom to be given to him as well?
Does Adoniyahu believe he was supposed to be king? Why did he say this to Bat Sheva?
Yes- since he was the oldest son of Dovid - he was next in line to rule, and he felt he had the support of the people- just that Hashem chose Shlomo. OR
he states this in order to gain sympathy from Bat Sheva so she will help him.
- אַל־תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ- don’t consider him innocent
who?
Shimi
Who cursed Dovid?
Shimi Ben Geira
What does it mean “ to be a man”?
rise up in the face of injustice and act when others remain silent.
Or
stand up and intervene when no one else is
What are the 3 kibud Eim actions Shlomo does when his mother comes to speak with him:
Shlomo got up to greet her, bowed to her, and had a throne set up for her next to him.
Why would Bat Sheva agree to help him with this?
Adoniyahu approached her respectfully for help, it’s possible that she thought it wasn’t a problematic request
אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם אָ֑תָּה- you are a wise man-
?who
Shlomo
Who comes to Bas Sheva with a request in our perek?
Adoniyahu
What is Adoniyahu’s perspective of the malchus and how it should have been?
He was supposed to be king, the people supported him- but Hashem switched it and made Shlomo king
What was actually so bad about wanting to marry Avishag? (Rambam's halachos)
The Rambam states halachos related to the kavod we must give kings- no one may mary the kings wives, or use his servants. Otherwise it is being mored bimalchus/rebelling against the king.
Why was benayahu allowed to kill yoav at the mizbeach ?
Someone who kills with trickery can be killed by the mizbeach.
-ט֑וֹב אָנֹכִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Good, I will speak for you to the king- who to who?
Bat Sheva to Adoniyahu
Who was expelled from his land to fulfill the word of Hashem about the house of Eli in Shiloh?
Eviyasar Hakohen
What are Dovid’s final 4 instructions to Shlomo?
Keep the mitzvos
2. Find a way to have Yoav killed
3.Reward Barzilai
4.Punish Shimi
What LL do we learn from Eviyasar not getting punished with death despite being mored bimalchus?
we learn the power of empathy and kind gestures here
Why was Eviyasar an Ish Maves (dead man)?
He was mored bimalchus since he knew Hashem chose Shlomo but he assisted adoniyahu anyways
אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגַ֣ע בִּשְׁנֵֽי־אֲ֠נָשִׁ֠ים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְטֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙-
for striking two menwho were more righteous and better than he
- "who is "he
Yoav
Who are the 2 people Benayahu is sent to execute in our psukim?