Haftarat Parshat Vaychi - I Melachim 2:1-12

Haftarat Parshat Vaychi - Melachim I 18:1-39

In this week's Haftara, there appears to be something quite disturbing about David hamelech's final charge to his son Shlomo - his suggestion that Shlomo 'do away' with his political rivals. If these rivals were so evil, why didn't David himself punish them? If they weren't so evil, why is it so important for Shlomo to get rid of them? To answer this question, we must consider the difference between how David and Shlomo rise to power.

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