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[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 104.png|thumb|Shimei curses David. 1860 woodcut by [[Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld]]]]
'''Shimei ben Gera''' was from the tribe of [[Benjamin]] and was related to [[Saul|King Saul]]. The bible relates that when [[David|King David]] was fleeing from his son [[Absalom]], Shimei cursed him as he passed through the village of [[Bahurim]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 16:5-13 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.16.5 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> Shimei cursed David with the words, "Get out, get out, you criminal, you villain! The L<small>ORD</small> is paying you back for all your crimes against the family of Saul, whose throne you seized. The L<small>ORD</small> is handing over the throne to your son Absalom; you are in trouble because you are a criminal!”"<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 16:7 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.16.7 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> Shimei was referring to the killing of [[Abner|Abner ben Ner]] and the death of [[Ish-bosheth]], King Saul's general and son.
Alternatively, maybe Shimei's animosity to David came from the fact that he saw David as the one who removed Saul's family from the throne.
[[Abishai (biblical figure)|Abishai]] ben [[Zeruiah]], David's military leader, wanted to kill Shimei on the spot, but David did not permit him. David saw his humiliation by Shimei as divine punishment.
After David's army defeated Absalom's force, as he crossed back over the [[Jordan River]] to return to [[Jerusalem]], Shimei came with about 1,000 men to ask him for forgiveness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 19:17 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.19.17?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> This shows Shimei's importance. Once again, Abishai asked permission to kill Shimei, but David forgave him. The reason David forgave Shimei is likely because he wanted to make peace with the Tribe of Benjamin. However, on his deathbed, David instructed his son [[Solomon]] to deal appropriately with Shimei and punish him for his actions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Kings 2:8 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.2.8?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
Solomon followed his father's instructions. He ordered Shimei to move to Jerusalem and forbade him to leave the city on pain of death. For three years, Shimei obeyed the order and remained in Jerusalem, but after three years he went to chase after two slaves who escaped to the kingdom of [[Achish]] king of [[Gath (city)|Gath]]. When he returned to Jerusalem, Solomon had him put to death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Kings 2:38-46 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.2.38?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
== Shimei ben Gera in rabbinic Judaism ==
The Talmud records different opinions about Shimei. According to Rabbi [[Ḥiyya bar Ami]] citing [[Ulla (Talmudist)|Ulla]], Shimei was Solomon's teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berakhot 8a |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.8a?lang=bi |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gittin 59a |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Gittin.59a?lang=bi |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> The Talmud further states that as long as Shimei was alive, Solomon refrained from marrying [[Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon)|Pharaoh's daughter]] and other foreign wives. The statement instructs that this shows that a person should always live in the same place as his teacher.
In contrast, [[Midrash Rabba]] describes Shimei was wicked. He is listed alongside the wicked kings of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], [[Ahaz]] and [[Amon of Judah|Amon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kohelet Rabbah 7:15:1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Kohelet_Rabbah.7.15.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> All three were spared by God because of the righteous children who would be descended from them. According to this midrash, [[Mordecai]] was descended from Shimei. In [[Yalkut Shimoni]] it states that the reason David did not kill Shimei was that he was with the [[Holy Spirit in Judaism|Holy Spirit]] that Mordechai would come from him and would save the Jewish people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 1053:1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Yalkut_Shimoni_on_Nach.1053.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
In [[Midrash Shmuel (aggadah)|Midrash Shmuel]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midrash Shmuel 32:4 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Midrash_Shmuel.32.4?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> and Yalkut Shimoni<ref name=":0" /> it is the merit of Shimei's wife that saved Shimei and Mordechai, and by extension the Jews of [[Persia]] from [[Haman|Haman's]] decrees. These midrashim relate that she hid and protected [[Jonathan (son of Abiathar)|Jonathan ben Abiathar]] and [[Ahimaaz]] ben Zadok when they had been sent by [[Hushai|Hushai the Archite]] to tell David of Absalom's plans and were being pursued by the rebellious king's men.
[[Rashi]] writes that Shimei ben Gera was the head of the [[Sanhedrin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rashi on II Samuel 16:10:2 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_II_Samuel.16.10.2?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:House of Saul]]
[[Category:Books of Kings people]]
[[Category:Books of Samuel people]]
Okumaya devam et...
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 104.png|thumb|Shimei curses David. 1860 woodcut by [[Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld]]]]
'''Shimei ben Gera''' was from the tribe of [[Benjamin]] and was related to [[Saul|King Saul]]. The bible relates that when [[David|King David]] was fleeing from his son [[Absalom]], Shimei cursed him as he passed through the village of [[Bahurim]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 16:5-13 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.16.5 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> Shimei cursed David with the words, "Get out, get out, you criminal, you villain! The L<small>ORD</small> is paying you back for all your crimes against the family of Saul, whose throne you seized. The L<small>ORD</small> is handing over the throne to your son Absalom; you are in trouble because you are a criminal!”"<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 16:7 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.16.7 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> Shimei was referring to the killing of [[Abner|Abner ben Ner]] and the death of [[Ish-bosheth]], King Saul's general and son.
Alternatively, maybe Shimei's animosity to David came from the fact that he saw David as the one who removed Saul's family from the throne.
[[Abishai (biblical figure)|Abishai]] ben [[Zeruiah]], David's military leader, wanted to kill Shimei on the spot, but David did not permit him. David saw his humiliation by Shimei as divine punishment.
After David's army defeated Absalom's force, as he crossed back over the [[Jordan River]] to return to [[Jerusalem]], Shimei came with about 1,000 men to ask him for forgiveness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=II Samuel 19:17 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.19.17?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> This shows Shimei's importance. Once again, Abishai asked permission to kill Shimei, but David forgave him. The reason David forgave Shimei is likely because he wanted to make peace with the Tribe of Benjamin. However, on his deathbed, David instructed his son [[Solomon]] to deal appropriately with Shimei and punish him for his actions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Kings 2:8 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.2.8?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
Solomon followed his father's instructions. He ordered Shimei to move to Jerusalem and forbade him to leave the city on pain of death. For three years, Shimei obeyed the order and remained in Jerusalem, but after three years he went to chase after two slaves who escaped to the kingdom of [[Achish]] king of [[Gath (city)|Gath]]. When he returned to Jerusalem, Solomon had him put to death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Kings 2:38-46 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.2.38?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
== Shimei ben Gera in rabbinic Judaism ==
The Talmud records different opinions about Shimei. According to Rabbi [[Ḥiyya bar Ami]] citing [[Ulla (Talmudist)|Ulla]], Shimei was Solomon's teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berakhot 8a |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.8a?lang=bi |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gittin 59a |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Gittin.59a?lang=bi |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> The Talmud further states that as long as Shimei was alive, Solomon refrained from marrying [[Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon)|Pharaoh's daughter]] and other foreign wives. The statement instructs that this shows that a person should always live in the same place as his teacher.
In contrast, [[Midrash Rabba]] describes Shimei was wicked. He is listed alongside the wicked kings of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], [[Ahaz]] and [[Amon of Judah|Amon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kohelet Rabbah 7:15:1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Kohelet_Rabbah.7.15.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> All three were spared by God because of the righteous children who would be descended from them. According to this midrash, [[Mordecai]] was descended from Shimei. In [[Yalkut Shimoni]] it states that the reason David did not kill Shimei was that he was with the [[Holy Spirit in Judaism|Holy Spirit]] that Mordechai would come from him and would save the Jewish people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 1053:1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Yalkut_Shimoni_on_Nach.1053.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
In [[Midrash Shmuel (aggadah)|Midrash Shmuel]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midrash Shmuel 32:4 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Midrash_Shmuel.32.4?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> and Yalkut Shimoni<ref name=":0" /> it is the merit of Shimei's wife that saved Shimei and Mordechai, and by extension the Jews of [[Persia]] from [[Haman|Haman's]] decrees. These midrashim relate that she hid and protected [[Jonathan (son of Abiathar)|Jonathan ben Abiathar]] and [[Ahimaaz]] ben Zadok when they had been sent by [[Hushai|Hushai the Archite]] to tell David of Absalom's plans and were being pursued by the rebellious king's men.
[[Rashi]] writes that Shimei ben Gera was the head of the [[Sanhedrin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rashi on II Samuel 16:10:2 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_II_Samuel.16.10.2?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:House of Saul]]
[[Category:Books of Kings people]]
[[Category:Books of Samuel people]]
Okumaya devam et...