Hey guys, welcome back. We are at the end of chapter two today, and we're still dealing with

disloyalty. You know, what happens when people in high-level positions are disloyal to the institution

of bad things? And it must be dealt with very severely. We'll find out why and how today. Welcome to Everyday Truth with Kurt

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Okay, friends, I'm back here in the studio and we are talking about this guy by the name of

Benaya. What a guy. Solomon has been using this mighty man who's going to be his new kind of hit man and military man to take care of business in Jerusalem.

Why? Because Solomon is a young man and his kingdom is just starting and he's dealing with these, I don't want to say the word rivals, but these people that have

been disloyal to his dad and really by extension have been disloyal to him.

And unless he sures up what's happening politically within the city, his entire reign is going to be jeopardized and compromised.

So we've dealt with A.B. Athar, which, by the way, I did a fact check on that. So I need to

apologize. I think I mentioned in the podcast a time or two ago that Solomon had him executed. He did not. He just had him banished.

So I'm sorry about the misinformation. But Joab has been executed. And now we are to a third

member of that, well, a third person at least that David had mentioned to Solomon as being

potentially problematic because of disloyalty. And his story begins in verse 36. So if you would look at

1st Kings 2 and verse 36, the Bible says that the king sent and called for Shemi I. So who is Shemi I?

Well, Shemi I was a benjamite. And he shows up in the Bible when David has been

opposed by his own son, Absalom. And Absalom has overtaken the city of Jerusalem.

He has established a coup. David is fleeing for his life. It's one of the lowest moments in

David's life. And as he is leaving the city, remember, Shemiye is cursing him, throwing stones at him. Now, that is a, that's a big thing. And maybe

Shemiah is emboldened by the fact that David looks weak and he's in mourning. Always be

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