CONTENTS
This Chapter concludes the history of Absalom's rebellion, and an
awful conclusion, to the rebel it proved. David sendeth forth his
armies; gives a charge to his officers to deal favourably with
Absalom. Absalom is slain. Victory determines in favour of David; but
the king mourneth for his... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of
Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite.
And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you
myself also. (3) But the... [ Continue Reading ]
(5) And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal
gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the
people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning
Absalom.
Reader! pause over the perusal of this verse, and remark with me, the
astonishing love... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the
battle was in the wood of Ephraim; (7) Where the people of Israel were
slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great
slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. (8) For the battle was
there scattered over the face of... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) В¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon
a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and
his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the
heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
Every prelude to the death of Abs... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw
Absalom hanged in an oak. (11) And Joab said unto the man that told
him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him
there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of
silver, and a girdle. (12) And... [ Continue Reading ]
(16) And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing
after Israel: for Joab held back the people. (17) And they took
Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very
great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled everyone to his
tent. (18) Now Absalom in his l... [ Continue Reading ]
(19) В¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear
the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
(20) And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but
thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
tidings, because the k... [ Continue Reading ]
(24) And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to
the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold a man running alone. (25) And the watchman cried,
and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings
in his mouth. And he cam... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS
READER! are you a parent, a father or a mother! And are you yourself a
partaker of grace, while those of your household are graceless! If so,
you will best be able to enter into a proper apprehension of David's
feelings for his son. Oh! the unknown, the inexpressible agonies of
the mind,... [ Continue Reading ]