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The Spilt Water—2Sa_14:14 In the wise woman of Tekoah’s address to David, this beautiful and touching passage occurs—“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt upon the ground, which cannot be gathered up again.” Joab could scarcely have found an advocate better suited than this woman to make the desired impression upon the … Continue reading ““309. THE SPILT WATER—2 SAMUEL 14:14””

Filial Ingratitude—2Sa_15:7; 2Sa_16:14 When Absalom had gained permission to appear at court, and consequently acquired the right to show himself in public, and mingle freely in society, he adopted a line of conduct which enables us, by the light of subsequent events, to see that he had already formed the design of depriving his father … Continue reading ““310. FILIAL INGRATITUDE—2 SAMUEL 15:7; 16:14””

Two Hangings—2Sa_16:15; 2Sa_19:8 Soon after his father’s departure, Absalom marched into Jerusalem, and took possession of the palace and the treasures of the crown. Absalom knew how relentless his own purposes were towards that father, whose love without measure he possessed; he knew how firm was his own resolve to reign. Yet he gave the … Continue reading ““311. TWO HANGINGS—2 SAMUEL 16:15; 19:8””

Absalom’s Hair—2 Samuel 14 Absalom was David’s favorite son. His remarkable beauty his engaging manners, and his more exalted birth, must have contributed to this. But it is also true, that the peculiarly loving temperament of David rendered him incapable of fully enjoying life without some special object on whom to bestow the utmost tenderness … Continue reading ““307. ABSALOM’S HAIR—2 SAMUEL 14””

2 Samuel 14-24 : Thirty-Ninth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Tortures—2Sa_12:26-31 To bring the crime and punishment of David into one view, we omitted an intermediate circumstance of much interest. It was stated, that at the time of David’s two-fold sin, Joab was engaged in reducing the metropolis of the Ammonites. The siege must have been of some duration, for Bathsheba, who was not known … Continue reading ““305. TORTURES—2 SAMUEL 12:26-31””

The Wages of Sin—2 Samuel 13 The most nobly born of David’s wives was Maacah. She was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, whose territory bordered on those of eastern Manasseh. David had sought the hand of this princess soon after his accession to the throne of Judah in Hebron, when, probably, the connection … Continue reading ““306. THE WAGES OF SIN—2 SAMUEL 13””

Mephibosheth—2 Samuel 9 Knowing, as we do know, that Jonathan had left a son, it is not without some misgiving that, we have beheld him so long neglected by David, who owed so much to his father. We remember the brotherly covenant, and begin to be fearful that David has forgotten it. It has, however, … Continue reading ““302. MEPHIBOSHETH—2 SAMUEL 9””

The Shaven Ambassadors—2 Samuel 10 The reader will not have forgotten Nahash, king of the Ammonites, and his intended barbarities upon the men of Jabesh-Gilead. This man had, however, been friendly to David in the time of his troubles. How, we know not; but the wilderness history of David must have had many more incidents … Continue reading ““303. THE SHAVEN AMBASSADORS—2 SAMUEL 10””

Sin and Sorrow—2 Samuel 11-12 The Ammonites, who, although beaten, were not wholly reduced, having retired to their fortified towns, held out with much obstinacy. The next campaign against them was conducted by Joab, who, after ravaging the country, laid siege to the metropolitan city of Rabbah. It was while the army was engaged in … Continue reading ““304. SIN AND SORROW—2 SAMUEL 11-12””