atham's son was Meraioth; Meraioth's son was
Arophseus; Aropheus's son was Ahitub; and Ahitub's son was Zadok, who
was first made high priest in the reign of David.

4. Now when Joab the captain of the host heard of the slaughter of
Adonijah, he was greatly afraid, for he was a greater friend to him than
to Solomon; and suspecting, not without reason, that he was in danger,
on account of his favor to Adonijah, he fled to the altar, and supposed
he might procure safety thereby to himself, because of the king's piety
towards God. But when some told the king what Joab's supposal was, he
sent Benaiah, and commanded him to raise him up from the altar, and
bring him to the judgment-seat, in order to make his defense. However,
Joab said he would not leave the altar, but would die there rather than
in another place. And when Benaiah had reported his answer to the king,
Solomon commanded him to cut off his head there [1] and let him take
that as a punishment for those two captains of the host whom he had
wickedly slain, and to bury his body, that his sins might never leave
his family, but that himself and his father, by Joab's death, might be
guiltless. And when Benaiah had done what he was commanded to do, he was
himself appointed to be captain of the whole army. The king also made
Zadok to be alone the high priest, in the room of Abiathar, whom he had
removed.

5. But as to Shimei, Solomon commanded that he should build him a
house, and stay at Jerusalem, and attend upon him, and should not have
authority to go over the brook Cedron; and that if he disobeyed that
command, death should be his punishment. He also threatened him so
terribly, that he compelled him to take all oath that he would obey.
Accordingly Shimei said that he had reason to thank Solomon for giving
him such an injunction; and added an oath, that he would do as he bade
him; and leaving his own country, he made his abode in Jerusalem. But
three years afterwards, when he heard that two of his servants were run
away from him, and were in Gath, he went for his servants in haste; and
when he was come back with them, the king perceived it, and was much
displeased that he had contemned his commands, and, what was more, had
no regard to the oaths he had sworn to God; so he called him, and said
to him, "Didst not thou swear never to leave me, nor to go out of this
city to another? Thou shalt not therefore escape punishment for thy
perjury, but I will punish thee, thou