2Sa 1:20 - "Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy."
David is grieving after the death of Saul. In the passage, that is part of the song he composed after Saul’s death, he is asking the listener not to tell their enemies that the king is dead or else they will have cause to rejoice.
Where’s the joy?
I’m just overwhelmed by David’s compassion. Saul had hunted David and tried on numerous occasions to kill him. David knew that he was next in line for the throne and yet he is deeply sorrowful at Saul’s death. In spite of everything it seems David truly loved Saul. Oh that I could learn to love like that.
1 comment:
It's sad that there was no one to lament David's passing the way he lamented for Johnathan and Saul.
- Peace
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