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II Samuel
In
the books of I and II Samuel, we see the narrative of the action in
the life of David. Many of the Psalms should be studied at the same
time, because they tell us what the people were thinking while the
action occurred. The Psalms are often songs of happiness or sorrow. The prophet Samuel wrote these books up to the time of his death. From that point on, either Nathan or Gad completed the books - all under the guidance of God the Holy Spirit. Chapter 1
{David
hears of the death of Saul and Jonathan}
And
David 'was relaxing'/ {Note: This verse tells us that while Saul was in battle (I Samuel 30) David was having some time off (an R & R). Both the story of Saul and David are being covered in this section of the Bible. This will now bring the two stories together. This is typical Jewish manner in narrative of bringing two events together.}
{Another
Amalekite Test for David}
And
so it was, when he arrived at David {his command post}, {Note: We saw from above and in I Samuel 30 that David is now returning from slaughtering the Amalekite race. That was a test of the grace in his soul by God. Now David is being tested again by another Amalekite. We will find he is an Amalekite serving with Saul and 1) was a deserter from the Jewish army, 2) was a blunderer of Saul's crown and arm band and 3) was a liar (said HE killed Saul thinking this would impress David). So he was an opportunist - leaving his tribe to serve with Saul and now will do anything - lie, steal, etc. - to try and promote himself.}
{Verses
3-5: Interrogation of Messenger}
And
he {the Amalekite} said unto him {David}, {Note: Interrogation is a true means of getting true information out of a liar. This is one of the greatest abilities in history. This can be done without torture and without brutality - by being SMARTER then they are.}
4~~And
David said unto him,
And
he replied, And many of the people also are wounded and many dead.
And
Saul and Jonathan, his son, are dead also
5~~And
David said to the private {Note: David is starting to smell a rat. How could he know Saul and Jonathan both died? Did he personally see them both die? How then did HE live? Or did someone else 'say' this . . . and then it might be a rumor. Will turn out he probably did see Saul die but was guessing (correctly) about Jonathan.}
{Verses
6-10: The Falsified Report}
and,
behold, the chariots and horsemen pursued aggressively
7~~"And
when he {Saul} turned around {panah}, And I answered, "Behold . . . me {himeni}." {Note: David would know right here that Saul would not talk to this man in this manner. He would ORDER the private into action.}
8~~And
he {Saul} said unto me, "Who . . . {are} you?" And I answered him, "{I am an} . . . Amalekite."
9~~He
{Saul} said unto me again,
because
all my soul {nephesh} . . . {is} still in me {Note: Saul was not polite for years. Saul would not say please in the palace and certainly not on a battlefield as a General Officer speaking to a private. Saul asked his adjutant to kill him and this man must have overheard and inserted himself into the adjutant's part to impress David.}
{Falsified
Account of Saul's Death}
And
I hastily seized the crown that was upon his head {Note: This Amalekite must have been hiding in the rocks when he saw Saul and his adjutant commit suicide. He must have come down and stole Saul's crown and arm band. He formed an idea on how to ingratiate himself with the new King David by lying and saying he killed Saul personally. Now he sees all the great wealth that David and his men have taken from the Amalekites. He sees this as his opportunity to get some of that wealth from David. Principal: you can not advance your happiness on the unhappiness or bad circumstances of others - this is a soul distortion.}
{Verses
11-18: David Reacts to News of the Death of Saul and Jonathan}
and
over the 'people of Jehovah/God'
and
over the house of Israel . . . because they had 'fallen by the sword' {idiom for military defeat}.
{Verses
13-14: After Period of Mourning Interrogation Continues}
And
he {the Amalekite} answered, {Note: Lamentations is not compatible with objectivity. David had to wait until their grieving was over and the state of mind of objectivity could be obtained again. Another test for David's SuperGrace status is being tested. David just destroyed the Amalekite's in battle. Could he deal with this Amalekite fairly and with objectivity? David will amalgamate many gentiles into his army. Race is NEVER an issue to a SuperGrace believer. It is only an issue to sloppy thinkers - those who are trying to assuage their own guilt complex (or, for those who are in the minority, exercising one of their mental attitude sins of envy, jealousy, greed, etc. - the 'entitlement syndrome' - all from the source of arrogance).}
14~~And
David said unto him {the Amalekite}, {Note: The basic principal of virtually all armies - ever - was and still is 'you can not kill an officer (unless he is a coward)'. If you do, you are executed immediately in front of a large number of the men - so the rest of the men also get the point.}
15~~And
David summoned one from among his soldiers So, he {the soldier} struck him {the Amalekite} with the result that he died." {Note: Principal: You are just as responsible for the lies that you tell as for the truth that you do. This man thought he could advance himself with David by saying he killed Saul (a lie). It cost him his life. He confessed to violating one of the Jewish articles of War - killing a commanding officer and killing the King of Israel - penalty for either is immediate death.}
{Jewish
Style - Retrospective View - The action of This Verse Preceded
Action in Verse 15 - Verdict Given}
"For
your mouth has testified against you, saying,
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