Read 2 Samuel 19 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
18:33-19:4 {s} King David mourned for his son Absalom
19:5-7a {s} Joab rebukes the king for loving he who hated him, and for hating they who loved him
19:7b {s} If you do not go out to your servants, not one will stay with you
19:8 {s} The king sat in the gate, and all the people came before him, but Israel fled to his tent
19:9-10 {s} The dispute in Israel whether to bring back David as king over them
19:11-20 {s} Judah the last, Joseph the first to bring back the king
19:21 {s} Abishai: Shall not Shimei be put to death, because he cursed YHVH’s anointed?
19:22-23 {s} David: No man shall be put to death today, for today I am king over Israel
19:24-28 {p} Mephibosheth meets the king and explains Ziba’s slander
19:29-30 {s} David’s judgment that he and Ziba divide the land, but Mephibosheth yields it all to Ziba
19:31-37 {s} David repays Barzillai the Gileadite’s kindness
19:38-39 {s} The king crossed the Jordan with Barzillai and Chimham, then Barzillai re-turned to his home
19:40-41 {s} All Judah and half Israel escorted the king, but Israel complained of Judah’s es-cort
19:42 {s} Judah to Israel: the king is our relative, but why are you angry?
19:43 {s} Israel: We have ten shares in the king and were first to suggest bringing him back!
The Strong Theme:
17:14a-19:28 {sx21+p} Absalom’s rebellion brought to naught/ all Judah and Israel (even the house of Saul) restored David as king
2 Samuel 19:11-43 Chiastic Structure:
The central axis proclaims the Gospel. For we all are deserving of death at the hand of our Lord, the King, Messiah Yeshua by Prophetic Type, and yet He has set us among those who eat at His own table.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of YHVH forever. Psa 23:5-6
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