August 22 – 2 Samuel 3:31-39
August 22 – 2 Samuel 3:31-39
[31] Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were
with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” And
King David followed the bier. [32] They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king
lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
[33] And the king lamented for Abner, saying,
“Should
Abner die as a fool dies?
[34]
Your hands were not bound;
your
feet were not fettered;
as one
falls before the wicked
you
have fallen.”
And
all the people wept again over him. [35] Then all the people came to persuade
David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, “God do so to
me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!”
[36] And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything
that the king did pleased all the people. [37] So all the people and all Israel
understood that day that it had not been the king’s will to put to death Abner
the son of Ner. [38] And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a
prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? [39] And I was gentle
today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe
than I. The LORD repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”
David lead the mourning of Abner. He was not pleased by
the actions of his nephew. As the people encouraged David to eat, he refused
and instead chose to fast. This action pleased the people and they understood
that David did not desire the death of Abner.
Once again we see that David has found himself in a mess.
Joab has made life difficult for his uncle. This is not the first time we see
such difficulties come upon David. David has mourned and lamented for Abner.
God will carry David through this difficult time just as he carries us when we
cry out to Him. God is good, all the time.
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