JOAB'S PLEA FOR THE FUGITIVE
2 Samuel 14:1
Joab had ends of his own to serve in securing the return of Absalom.
Were the two sworn together to hatch a great plot? Or was Absalom
shrewdly using Joab to advance his own selfish interests? David
hesitated. If he recalled Absalom without punishment, th... [ Continue Reading ]
RESTORED THOUGH UNREPENTANT
2 Samuel 14:18
Joab knew perfectly that David was well pleased to recall Absalom, in
response, as it appeared, to the request of the most powerful of his
subjects. But Joab was equally satisfied that Absalom was now in a
position to execute plans for personal advancemen... [ Continue Reading ]