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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king`s heart was toward Absalom.
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A Father's Ambiguous Heart
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill highlight a significant ambiguity in the original Hebrew. The phrase "the king's heart was toward Absalom" can mean David longed for his son, or that he was hostile toward him. This uncertainty paints a complex picture of David, torn between his love as a father and his duty as a king to uphold justice.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Was toward Absalom. — This, like the last verse of the previous chapter, may be understood in either of two opposite sens…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah The general of David's army:
perceived that the king's heart [was] to…
Presbyterian
We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…
