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II Samuel
Chapter
16
{Verses
1-4: Opportunist Ziba At It Again}
2``And
the king said unto Ziba,
And
Ziba said, And the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat. And the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
3a~~And
the king shouted,
3b~~And
Ziba said unto the king,
For
he said, "Today shall the house of Israel
{David
Taken in By Lie - Hasty and Erroneous Decision}
4b``And
Ziba said,
5``And
when king David was coming to Bahurim, He came forth, and hurling insults as he came.
6``And
he threw stones at David,
And
all the troops and all the warriors/'mighty men'
7``And
these are the insults that Shimei hurled,
8``Jehovah/God
is paying you back for all your crimes
And
Jehovah/God is handing over the throne You are in trouble because you are a criminal/'bloody man'.
9``Then
Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said unto the king, "Why let that 'dead dog' {idiom} abuse/curse my lord the king? Let me go over, please/'I pray you', and cut off his head."
10``But
the king said,
He
is abusing/cursing me, because Jehovah/God
And
who is to say,
11``And
David said further to Abishai,
Let
him alone, and let him go on abusing/cursing . . .
12``Perhaps,
Jehovah/God will look on my affliction/punishment,
13``David
and his men continued on their way,
14``And
the king, and all the those who accompanied him,
{Verses
15-23: David's Mole (Hushai of Previous Chapter) Penetrates
Absalom's Command} {Note: Remember from the chapter, it was Hushai's job to frustrate the genius counsel of Ahithophel (Bathsheba's grandfather). He was David's former 'Secretary of State'.}
16~~And
it came to pass,
{Verses
17-19: David's Mole Hushai Penetrates Absalom's Inner Staff} Why did you not go with your friend {David}?" {Note: An arrogant person is not an effective interrogator. Here Absalom is not really looking for information, instead he is more interested in having Hushai grovel and bow before him. He is asking questions of pettiness.}
{Hushai
Answers a Question with a Question} {Note: So this is an 'honorable lie'. Hushai knows that God has not chosen Absalom. But when the interests of the nation require it, in counter-insurgency - lying and many other despicable things are not sin.}
19~~Furthermore,,
whom should I serve?
Should
I not serve his son?
'Just
as I have {loyally} served your father, so I will serve you.' {Note: Hushai lies that his former faithfulness to his father, means he will also be loyal to Absalom. The lie appeals to Absalom's arrogance. So, Hushai is now in place to frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel.}
20~~Then
said Absalom to Ahithophel, {Note: Ahithophel was the grandfather of Bathsheba - famous Secretary of State. Normally his advice was objective and respected by David and by Absalom. But, he was so upset with David over Bathsheba, that he plotted revenge - gave subjective advice. It was the Absalom revolution, but it was Ahithophel who was the driving force behind it.}
21~~Then
Ahithophel advised Absalom,
Then
all Israel will hear
And
the hands of everyone with you {Note: By taking his father's woman, he is saying "I have my father's authority". But Ahithophel knows that once this occurs, there is no going back. Absalom and David will not be able to reconcile - it will be a fight to the death. This is also the fulfillment of Nathan's prophesy in II Samuel 12:11.} {Note: Also, for a revolution to succeed, it needs intimidation. When the criminals see Absalom rape these 10 women, it will start a reign of terror. Raping, looting, murder will occur. So when they go to other cities, they will be allowed in 'if they do not do this to us also'.}
22a~~So
they 'were caused to pitch' {Note: The roof of the castle is same place where David spied on Bathsheba, lusted after her, and raped her. Here we have the 4th and final installment discipline to David for the Bathsheba and Uriah incident. David's discipline was spread over 7 years - or he would have died under the weight of the discipline.}
22b~~And
Absalom raped/'copulated with' his father's mistresses
23~~Now
in those days, the counsel of Ahithophel, {Note: RBT says that Ahithophel will end up going insane - as a mature believer. The combination of his arrogance and sins - here inciting revolution (one of the sins that God abhors) will lead him to commit suicide.}
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