![]() “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man,” the messenger replied (verse 32). He waited to hear whether his son, the son who had seized power from him, the son who tried to destroy him, was still alive. The king’s attention still centered on the messenger. Silence again fell over the group, but this time it was a confused silence. “Is the young man Absalom safe?” he asked (verse 32). The tension of a few moments before disappeared. Smiles spread across the faces in the group. “My lord the king, hear the good news! The Lord has delivered you today from all who rose up against you” (2 Samuel 18:31). The king’s careworn face focused intently on the messenger. ![]() A messenger, still panting hard after running from the battlefield, stood before them. Uneasy and anxious, the officers and officials stood in a half circle around the aging king. “In Hebron reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years” (2 Samuel 5:5).
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