1 Kings 2:36-37

2:36 Next the king summoned 1  Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem 2  and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere! 3  2:37 If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.” 4 

1 Kings 8:57

8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?” 5  Hadad replied, 6  “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.” 7 

1 tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

4 tn Heb “your blood will be upon your head.”

5 tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

6 tn Heb “and he said.”

7 sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.