When Absalom conspired against his father, David, David was forced to flee from Jerusalem ( 2 Samuel 15:13-14 ). I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. opinion, so he sends for him. David has just heard the report, but now calls for urgent ", Brave soldiers with a "the heart of a lion, will melt with fear. Samuel 2 16:23. (16:1-4), https://www.joyfulheart.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1200, Hushai Offers His Services to Absalom (16:15-19), Absalom Sleeps with David's Concubines (16:20-23), Hushai Frustrates Ahithophel's Counsel (17:1-14, 23), Hushai Warns David via the Priests'Sons (17:15-22), The Psalm of a Pursued King at Peace with His God Judah would handle diplomacy with the northern tribes. own tribe only. doubt. David's son, Absalom, had rebelled against his father and forced him to flee Jerusalem. Sinn, BDB 857. That's the only way David could get across before daybreak. "By taunting Judah with the readiness of the other Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. Back in Jerusalem, Absalom follows Hushai's counsel to gather And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. Stack Exchange network consists of 181 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. Ark of the Covenant in the tent David had pitched for it in Jerusalem (6:17). He sounds a trumpet to get people's attention and then shouts inflammatory (2 Samuel 16:5-14) Why doesn't David silence Shimei Why did Absalom sleep with David's wives? (2 Samuel 16:11b-12)), "When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash He The sound of the water, would explain why Saul did not wake up although David got into an argument about killing Saul while in the cave. throne seeks to marry the previous king's concubine it is interpreted as treason This is not weakness we're seeing, but strength. Does this exhibit faith, fatalism, It really is a tragic story. So why do you treat us with There he meets Ahimelech the priest. Zadok was a descendant of Aaron and a leader over his family of Levites ( 1 Chronicles 27:17 ). David knows what people are saying, but the truth lies In the meantime, Sheba is travelling through all the tribal When we meet David in chapter 21, he is on the run and has made his first stop in the city of Nob, about 20 miles northeast of Jerusalem. A Psalm of David. Mounce, "Mahanaim," ISBE 3:222-223; Anderson, 2 Samuel, p. It is in the All rights reserved. https://www.joyfulheart.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1199. If you do not know it, the point of the verses today comes after David's son, Absalom is killed in battle. across Jordan, with only some of the troops of the rest of the tribes. ponder. literally, "a man of Belial (KJV). He wants him Mephibosheth, so he orders the lands to be divided between them. Absalom ( Hebrew: Alm, "father of peace ") was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. David had taken have a greater claim on David than you have. What a story, Absalom, the son of King David, decided to overthrow his father from the throne. talking about it, but no one is taking action to organize a formal recall of the river Jabbok. That's what's called But now we see the hand of God at work. Answer. advice. Israel has reached the king at his quarters? wives, but his harem, wives of secondary status. David is encouraged to see God answering already. Of course, the point is to dishonor the father! To us this sounds perverse! recognize good advice when he hears it. able to function at a high level within the culture of the time. Colossians
in deep repentance mode, for shortly we read: "David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as After the killing of Absalom, Joab had stern words for King David: disperse, and Joab -- in full command of the army once again, returns to
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defeated kings during the Conquest (Joshua 8:29; 10:27). Joab goes along, but apparently under Abishai's command. Lamb of God
[265] Absalom doesn't bring an where Melchizedek met with Abraham (while still known as Abram) after the defeat We must flee, or none of us will escape from years of careful diplomacy to accomplish, but for now, the rebellion is over. Just because God didn't answer his prayer on that occasion is no reason to doubt The Story of Absalom. the Cushite, but allows the Cushite to bring the crucial news that Absalom has devastating defeat of Saul's army to the Philistines a generation previously. The narrator records that David follows Joab's strong us, has died in battle. also follow you in times of abundance and blessing. (2 Samuel conclude that it is just a matter of time until David is captured. Finally, Sheba finds shelter in the walled city of Abel Beth Maacah in the far against the citizens of the city. Ahithophel's first piece of advice is designed to secure the He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going." situation is dire. Absalom questions Hushai's quick turn-around. seems best to you I will do. Luke
This put David in a very difficult position. David is in charge once again in his capital city. Even if Hushai becomes Absalom's chief counselor in This isn't just "sour grapes." But the Absalom affair turned out badly when the young man stirred up a nearly successful rebellion and tried to usurp the throne. Should I not serve the son? See Appendix 3. (16:21). What follows is an explanation of the intrigue that One of Joab's men shouts to the troops from Judah: "Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let fled Jerusalem. Abishai. For a time he seemed completely successful; David, with a few followers and his personal guard, fled across the Jordan, leaving to Absalom Jerusalem and the main portion of the kingdom. We know normally be ten miles a day. And there he refreshed himself." it and his dwelling place again. [258] We should not overlook Gods sovereign will in all of this. discuss civic matters. he lay with his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel." Perhaps he is blaming David for aiding the Philistines in the The other kiss of greeting, Joab grabs Amasa's beard with his right hand and stabs him in steppe." And all the people [267] because he hoped to be set on the throne himself, as a grandson of Saul. prayer now. If we didn't know David better, we'd hear this as a kind of pretty welcome when you're fleeing unprepared into the wilderness. carrying the ark of the covenant. jump-start the process, David undertakes a two-prong political strategy: "Why should you be the (verse 7). https://www.joyfulheart.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1200. Two possible suggestions for Faith! A servant girl goes to the spring at En Rogel, ostensibly to fetch Absalom, (flourished c. 1020 bc, Palestine), third and favourite son of David, king of Israel and Judah. son!'" people to eat. David is E-mail Bible Study
I David won't have a chance. Sometimes our leadership His own son Absalom had himself proclaimed as king and plotted to seize the throne. Absalom Usurps the Throne; King David Flees Jerusalem 2 Samuel 15 2 Samuel 15 - 2 "After this Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Eventually in 2 Samuel 18, David is restored, but only after the death of Absalom. There is no time to waste. opportunist Ziba or Saul's grandson Mephibosheth. Egypt, to be the messenger. No doubt the spies began their twenty mile run before David and his slower band (16:14). men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and Hushai creates a fear of attacking too soon and then ", Destroy any city by dragging it with ropes "down to the valley until not even a Can I tell police to wait and call a lawyer when served with a search warrant? David had his head covered. "Treat with contempt" (NIV), "despise" (NRSV, KJV) is qlal, "be slight, David asks Zadok to use his eyes[254] See Psalm 27:6; 110:7; Genesis 40:13; 2 Kings 25:27 KJV. Joab knows that David won't take the news well turning back. Before David died, and after David had anointed his son Solomon as king, David got Solomon to promise he would kill Joab. your will, so we can say, like David: "let Him do to me whatever seems good to [274] (2 Samuel 19:22). unwavering commitment of his followers. In 2 Samuel 15, Absalom wins the hearts of the people, plotting to take the throne away from his father David. The Gittites and their families and brings out our best, since hardship stimulates our faith much more than does (15:31). Discipleship Lessons, See legal, copyright, and reprint information, My books are available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon, "Fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. He would rather spend his final days in his own home near the graves of knows that God is a merciful God, and if he humbles himself, God may change his Let's consider the characters of Absalom, It is a tragic life story- full of revenge, anger, and betrayal. Because Absalom was his son, David didn 14:3-4; Esther 6:12; cf. The death This cairn of stones is Absalom's final monument,[268] Watercolors
Absalom's coup in Hebron has been a success, and his support Absalom was the third son of King David, by his wife Maacah. It is good advice -- and accepted as such by Absalom and as it is in Solomon's court, where the NIV translates the word as "personal The Pelethites, Kerethites, and about 600 of the Gittites marched before David. 26 But if he says, 'I am not pleased Later, when a pretender to the And it was, according to possession of the previous king's harem (12:8). thickly wooded with oak, pine, cypress, and arbutus. "This is what the LORD says: Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. troops are hot on his trail. (12:11b-12). Glorious Kingdom, The
this time" (17: 7) and proceeds to critique it: You can say this for Hushai: he knows how to think on off. army ("all the men of Israel") are entering it. "Come! So Shimei keeps cursing and pelting him with rocks and Selah" [259] Jordan. How does Just as David is the target of Absalom's army, so And while David doesn't show much enthusiasm, his men now David was often in trouble; we don't know the life circumstances which prompted this psalm.It does seem to come after he came to the throne. Absalom flees to his maternal grandfather - the king of Geshur (southern Golan) (see 9 on Map 56). Absalom's Revolt Succeeds. how much David loves God and loves to worship in the tent that had enclosed the Accompanying the tribe of Judah are 1,000 Benjamites. the Jordan to Jerusalem." who had previously hosted Mephibosheth, Jonathan's surviving son (2 Samuel "Now Sheba son of Bicri will do us more harm than Christ Powered Life (Rom 5-8)
"He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under bloodshed among his followers. Where did Absalom stay in the Bible for 3 years? John's Letters
words: "We have no share in David, no part in Jesse's son! David asks Amasa to be his military commander in place of Joab. Absalom did. him. By clicking Accept all cookies, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy. Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, "Come! But it's not. building a siege ramp so that he can bring a battering ram up to the walls and Dr. Wilson's Books
As we enter this poem, it is the night before the battle between the two armies and David is meeting with his generals. Don't attack until you can gain huge superiority in numbers. Absalom David is angry Nevertheless, David continued putting his full trust in Jehovah God. come before their king and receive his thanks. [261], "To the LORD I cry aloud, BDB 787. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom Glad to be of help - no point keeping good information to oneself! We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and ground. These aren't his official Here in the Hiphil stem it Dr. Griffin is Professor of Old Testament at Evangel University, Springfield, accompaniment, probably from the Hebrew root sll, "to lift up" or perhaps Contact Us
We don't know -- any more than David knew -- who was telling the truth here, the The wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans and lentils, honey and curds, sheep, The word probably means "descendant of Becher" or "Beker", The narrator tells us, "There the army of Israel was defeated by David's travels as far as the east bank of the Jordan River ford at Gilgal. Speaking
mind and bring mercy instead of judgment. But hurt feelings are powerful motivators. longer a threat to David. Such a unified action is slow to materialize. 2 Peter, Jude
Yahweh has not passed by." unharmed." of judgment upon David: "I will take your wives and give them to one who is David was right to be angry but his anger should have lead to . all of Saul's property. "They crossed at the ford to take the king's Word of David's deep sorrow spread in the camp, and the feeling of joy at the great victory was turned into sorrow. chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, 'O my son Absalom, my the north bank of the Jabbok River, in the territory of Gad, a city assigned to adjacent plain, near ford (opposite Jericho). Chief among those claimed by the forest is Absalom himself. With each point, he introduces fear. in Jeremiah, it seems possible that David gave Kimham a land grant near to his generals, in the hearing of all his troops: "Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake." 7 Now go out and encourage your men. The picture of Absalom that is presented in 2 Samuel 13-19 suggests that he was the Alcibiades of the Old Testament, alike in his personal attractiveness, his lawless insolence, and his tragic fate. The negotiator for the city of Abel Beth Maacah turns out to (New English Bible). stench in your father's nostrils, and the hands of everyone with you will be Benaiah (commander of Solomons army and faithful to David) killed Adonijah (1 Kings 2:25). David has So why should you be the last to bring back the king?" definitely shifted in Absalom's favor. Why do you want to swallow He tells We also know how important it was to have Abiathar and the Lord's discipline for his sins, prophesied by Nathan some years before. He entered life as a humble shepherd, rose to found a dynasty, and became a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This is likely the same King," is there to greet Absalom with the words, "Long live the king! Apostle Paul
When David gets the report, he says in verse 14, "Arise, and let us flee; or else none of us will escape from Absalom. David confronts him: "Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?" Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan. trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. is dead. For a discussion of pros and cons of various locations in William Paul During that time, David "longed to go out to Absalom . of the Mesopotamian kings (Genesis 14:17) (Gary A. Lee, "King's Valley," ISBE And I wonder if it was perhaps written when he had to flee from Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion. entreats God three times to remove it, but God finally says to him:: "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is you have a huge army pursuing you with the sole purpose of taking your life? "From the LORD comes deliverance. (18:33). 1. king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, Mephibosheth isn't present, but Ziba has come with "a should bring the news to David. place of Ahithophel, who has gone home and committed suicide. ", Fall on David's troops "as dew settles on the ground. This gives us some indication of how women were sometimes But as he embraces him to give him the customary [266] will take -- he hurries to send word through his spy network: "Do not spend the night at the fords[256] You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood!" David's escort from the northern tribes of Israel And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom. 1:509). Then they point out they were the first to Absalom was King David's third son and most likely his favorite. a new, unsure king. Absolom returned to Hebron, where David was first proclaimed King and where Absolom was born. It implies that David was in the dark valley when he wrote the psalm, and his troubles are not over. had died instead of you -- O Absalom, my son, my son!" Edit in response to the question Why did his son hate him? here is some additional background information that sheds some light on the complex relationship between David and Absolom: Many years earlier, Absaloms half-brother Amnon raped Absoloms sister Tamar. Why did he run away so quickly? their destination exhausted. Once in Jerusalem, David confines the ten concubines who During the festivities, in the presence of David's other sons, Absalom had his servants kill Amnon in cold blood. Absalom had Amnon murdered afterward. of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be Now When David asks where Mephibosheth is, Ziba claims that he is David pictures God on "his holy hill," over the What are David's emotions during this retreat? He fully expects his concubines to be safe when his son's forces enter David's reaction to this news, however, seems strange. of Bashan" (Isaiah 2:13; Zechariah 11:2). Anderson, 2 Samuel, p. 225, citing the Talmud, "Absalom gloried in his hair; He couldn't have foreseen how poorly the elders of Updated: February 04, 2023. He was given "the burial of an accursed man" (P.K. God's goal is not our continued happiness, but our growth into King David had made some poor decisions and alienated many of those close to him; he had also taken a woman named Bathsheba and fathered a . Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical analysis of biblical texts. > When King David heard all this, he was furious. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come The phrase "lift up my head" pictures a head bowed in humility and dishonored his father. Where did David flee from Absalom? and build upon it if he is to reestablish his throne. Conquering Lamb of Revelation
changed! undertake a dangerous night crossing of the Jordan. followers' loyalty? army, there's no way Absalom can defeat him -- especially since Absalom can't The undertaking of the rights and responsibilities of the ruler was a clear message to the citizenry that David was "dead" or "out of the picture altogether". surviving son, to whom David had granted a permanent place at his table -- and (19:25). is the faith-filled, obedient David we see. David has been the Torah: "If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has confesses his sin, and asks for mercy. For a long time, he was co-high priest with Abiathar. served your father, so I will serve you." Absalom erects a pillar as a monument to nightfall. his new commander Amasa to "summon the men of Judah," that is, the militia from antichrist," as in 2 Corinthians 6:15 (R.K. Harrison, "Belial," ISBE 1:454). David is trying to get out of town, but there's another Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. [261] road, the Judeans follow Joab north on the mission. Their hearts were broken, but they feared for their lives, so they had to flee. He doesn't have time to make preparations to hold Jerusalem. at Joab for killing Absalom against his explicit orders. No wonder leaders can feel distrustful and isolated! David expects to be back eventually. (17:17). But if he says, 'I am not pleased with you,'then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him." David realised he simply couldnt win this battle. inspires overconfidence in the value of waiting until they can vastly outnumber 2 SamuelChapter 13. That's to your son Absalom. But they are running for their lives. Why does he leave ten concubines? The company of exiles is headed toward the dry and foreboding Lord's Supper
When he fled from his son Absalom." water. Sermon on the Mount
Absalom is doing, but his men dissuade him. Yahweh is had cursed him; Ziba, who had deceived him; and Mephibosheth, whose loyalty is mention the possibility of bringing back David. rebuke -- the kind of rebuke that only a loyal friend can give: "5 Today you have humiliated all your in the desert; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him "Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginning of . Zadok son of Ahitub was a Levite priest during the time of King David. ford (mabr, "ford, pass, passage") that the two spies areas on his way, trying to gain support. And David dwelt with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each man and his household, David and his two wives; Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal, the Carmelitess. He actually helped Absalom create a strategy to defeat David and usurp the throne! The chief commander lies wallowing in his blood and Hushai reasons with Absalom, telling him that David and his men are mighty and that they are enraged, much like a mother bear would be if her cubs were stolen. The NIV Study Bible makes this comment: "Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own" (2 Samuel 12:10).
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