David made it to Mahanaim in safety. Absalom followed and battle between the two forces ensues. David asks his men to ‘treat Absalom kindly’ but he is killed instead. When we left our story David had arrived in Mahanaim and received much needed supplies from three men who lived there. David’s people were very grateful […]
David’s friend Hushai gives Absalom some ‘helpful’ counsel. Only it is helpful for David, not Absalom. Ahithophel’s counsel would have helped Absalom better. Thank God he didn’t listen! Now that Absalom has raped David’s concubines he wants to know what to do next. He turns again to the two counselors with him; Ahithophel and Hushai. […]
David is fleeing for his life again. Not from Saul but from his own son Absalom. Absalom has been working of stealing his father’s throne since coming back to Jerusalem. Without David’s approval or his knowledge, Absalom has been slowly turning the people to himself. “Things would be so much better if I were in […]