Next, the king sent for Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house here in Jerusalem to live in and don’t leave the city.
Like a farmer who separates wheat from the chaff, a wise king will decide who is wrong and crush them.
When the king sits and judges people, he must look carefully to separate the evil from the good.
Then King Solomon sent some men to get Adonijah and brought him in. He approached the king and bowed before him. Then Solomon said, “Go home.”
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two full years without being allowed to visit King David.
But King David said, “Absalom must go back to his own house. He cannot come to see me.” So Absalom went back to his own house, but he could not go to see the king.