I Kings 11: Another Ripped Cloak

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Oct 20, 2026 · 3m

Chapter 11 has a thematic parallel to two different stories. The first is from the beginning of the book of Kings when David instructs Shlomo to tie up all of David’s loose ends by getting rid of the people who had longed harmed him. This chapter sets up three individuals who spent their time on the run from David, and who now are coming back to wreak havoc on his son. The second story is from I Samuel 15 when Shmuel tells Shaul that he will lose the monarchy and Shaul grabs at Shmuel’s cloak and rips it. “Shmuel turned to leave, and Shaul seized the corner of his robe, and it tore”…