TRIPPED BY FLATTERING COUNSEL
2 Samuel 17:1
What a contrast to the plottings of David's foes was his own state of
mind, as disclosed in Psalms 3:1; Psalms 4:1, written at this time! At
Jerusalem they were taking counsel against him. Ahithophel describes
the deposed king as weary and weak-handed, a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HELPERS OF THE KING
2 Samuel 17:15
The two young men were narrowly watched, and had it not been for the
deception practiced on Absalom's servants by the mistress of the house
at Bahurim, they would probably not have reached David in time to put
him on his guard. That her device secured his saf... [ Continue Reading ]