Absalom ran after killing his brother, Ammon. David finally sends for him and Absalom returns, but is kept at arm’s length from David. David loves all his children, even when they do evil. Absalom certainly did evil. The law would require Absalom’s death if he were within Israel, so David won’t bring him back. Joab […]
We meet Absalom, Tamar and Ammon. Ammon’s unbrotherly ‘love’ ruins three lives in a single act. All three siblings will pay the rest of their lives. We don’t know how old Tamar is when this story takes place. Nor do we know the ages of the other participants. One person I would like to wrap […]
We see the price of sin that David and Bathsheba must pay. It is a HARD price, as it costs the life of their child. But God also forgives them and blesses their future together. David has been hiding his sin with Bathsheba. He believes he has everyone fooled. But the One he has not […]
It’s time for kings to go to war. David stays home and falls prey to a wandering eye. That ‘eye’ creates even more trouble. David didn’t wait long to renew the conflict with Ammon. Joab has taken all the fighting men of Israel and David’s might men to besiege the capital city. But David stays […]
David reacts to the death of the king of Ammon by sending condolence. The new king, Hunun, gets some BAD advice that starts a three-sided war. I’m not sure if these battles take place before or after those recorded in 2 Samuel 8. I 2 Samuel 8 we see that Ammonites listed as one that […]
