“The king started back and arrived at the Yarden, while Y’hudah came to Gilgal in order to meet the king and bring the king over the Yarden.”-2 Samuel 19:16 I wanna kick things off with a couple of quiz questions today. Where was Saul first anointed king of Saul? Where did Samuel later take the […]

“Also, tell ‘Amasa, ‘You are my flesh and bone. May God bring terrible curses on me and worse ones yet if from now on you are not permanent commander of my army instead of Yo’av.’”-2 Samuel 19:14 In verse 14, David goes back to his faulty ways. He decides to appoint Amasa to be his […]

“King David sent this message to Tzadok and Evyatar the cohanim: ‘Ask the leaders of Y’hudah, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace? The king has already heard that all Israel wants to return him to his palace.  You are my kinsmen, my flesh and bone; so why are […]

“Yo’av went inside to the king and said, ‘Today you made all your servants feel ashamed. They saved your life today, and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives, and concubines.’”-2 Samuel 19:6 What do you do if, as the army’s general, you’ve crushed a rebellion by killing its leader, only to face a king who […]

“Meanwhile, the king covered his face and cried aloud, ‘Oh, my son Avshalom! Oh, Avshalom, my son, my son!‘”-2 Samuel 19:5 I hate to say it. However, from verse 5 of 2nd Samuel 19, we encounter a quite pathetic scene. Here we have the great King David weeping over his dead and evil son, Absalom. […]