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II Samuel
Chapter
19
{Note:
Some time passes now and Joab has arrived in Mahanaim. And, a report
is made to him on the condition of the King.}
{Verses
1-8: David's recovery from Arrogance}
1~~And
it was told Joab,
"Behold,
the king keeps on weeping
while
he keeps on mourning/grieving for Absalom.
{Note: RBT says this is an abnormal weeping beyond that which is warranted for a believer. This is emotion dominating the soul and replacing thought - especially overriding his divine viewpoint (which should always dominate the emotions). David knew better (see David II Samuel 12:22-24 when his son with Bathsheba had died - at that time, he understood that he would see the child again). David is now inside interlocking systems of arrogance.}
{Low
Morale of the People}
2a~~Consequently,
the victory on that day
was
turned into mourning for the entire army.
{Note: The army did not celebrate their great victory. The entire army now was under 'a guilt complex' and self pity. They risked their lives, friends had died, and now were infected with guilt and self-pity.}
2b~~Because
on that day, the army heard it said
that
the king was grieving for his son.
{Military
is Snubbed (Always seems to be the way)}
3~~Consequently
on that day {of victory over a much larger army}
the
army returned to the city by stealth . . .
like
an army that has been disgraced sneaks back
when
they have 'fled in panic' in battle.
{Note: This day would be celebrated in the future. But on this day, because of David's emotional arrogance, his army was denied a great victory greeting in the city. They had to sneak back in like they were cowards and ran from the battle. Seems that an arrogant population always forgets the men who risked all to protect them and their freedoms just as soon as the immediate danger is over.}
{David's
loss of Poise - in Emotional Arrogance}
4~~Meanwhile
the king covered his face,
and
the king screamed/wailed with a loud voice,
"O
my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
{Joab
at His Greatest}
5-7~~Then
Joab went to the quarters of the king, and said,
"Today
. . .you have humiliated/'put to shame'
{idiom: literally 'today you have caused shame to the faces of'}
all
of your troops/soldiers . . .
who
have just saved your life,
and
the lives of your sons and of your daughters,
and
the lives of your wives,
and
the lives of your mistresses/concubines 6~~
by
loving those who hate you . . .and hating those who love you . . .
For
you have demonstrated this day,
that
neither commanders nor troops mean nothing to you . . .
Furthermore,
I know/conclude this day, that if Absalom were alive
and
all of us were dead . . . then . . . today . . .
you
would have been pleased. 7~~
Now
. . . GET UP
{an order this is the 'imperative of THREAT' - not the 'imperative of
command' since Joab has no authority over David - Joab is stating
a fact of what will happen if David does not straighten himself
out} . . .
therefore
. . . GO OUT
{another harsh order by the commander in chief to the king}
and
encourage your troops! {a third strong command to the king}
{idiom: literally 'speak to the hearts of your servants'}
For
I {Joab} 'solemnly swear'/'take an oath' by Jehovah/God,
that
if you {David} do not go out
'all
of the army will desert you by sundown'
{idiom: literally: 'not a man will pass the night with you'}.
Therefore,
this {disaster} will be worse for you
than
all the disasters/evil which has come upon you
'all
of your life'/'from your youth until now'."
{Note: Joab is using harsh language to 'slap' David back to reality - in order to save the Nation (it needs a strong king to pull itself back together).}
{David
Recovers and Understands Joab is Right}
8a~~So
the king got up,
and
'set up {his throne}' in the gate.
{Note: This is where a sovereign would place his throne to welcome home a victorious army.}
8b~~And
to all the troops it was reported,
"Behold,
the king 'is holding court'/'does sit' in the {main} gate.
8c~~And all the troops assembled before the king . . .
{Note: This means there was a belated 'award ceremony'. Metals and other methods of congratulations would have been bestowed on the men at this time. That put a quick end to the grief.}
{Revolution
Army Dissolved and Went Home}
8d
for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
9
And all the people were at strife
throughout
all the tribes of Israel, saying,
"The
king saved us out of the hand of our enemies,
and
he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines;
and
now he is fled out of the land for Absalom."
10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle.
Now
therefore why speak you all
not
a word of bringing the king back?
11
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying,
"Speak
unto the elders of Judah, saying,
'Why
are you all the last to bring the king back to his house?
Seeing
the speech of all Israel is come to the king,
even
to his house.' 12
You
all are my brethren,
you
all are my bones and my flesh.
Why then are you all the last to bring back the king?"
13
And say you all to Amasa,
"Are
you not of my bone, and of my flesh?
'Elohiym/Godhead
do so to me,
and
more also, if you be not captain of the army
before
me continually in the room of Joab.
14
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah,
even
as the heart of one man.
So
that they sent this word unto the king,
"Return
you . . . and all your servants."
15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan.
And
Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king,
to
conduct the king over the Jordan {River}.
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