Compare v. 46, which, after the mention of the deaths of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei, and the humbling of Abiathar, states that “the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.” It seems clear that during the early part of Solomon’s reign there existed elements of disaffection and unrest which threatened the establishment of the young king’s throne. Solomon dealt swiftly and firmly with these forces of unrest and revolt, and as a result the kingdom was firmly established under his control.