Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

2 Samuel 23b Commentary It’s a small line but quite significant: “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.” Verse 2. The Spirit of the LORD spoke though David. The LORD Jesus confirms it in Mark 12:36. “David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “SitContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 23b Commentary”

2 Samuel 23 Commentary After the events of Chapter 11, it is difficult to think of David in the lines that begin Chapter 23. We can see that the author has completely ignored the many difficult moments experienced by the sinful David. Definitely, the killing of Uriah isn’t an example of ruling over the peopleContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 23 Commentary”

2 Samuel 22 Commentary This song of praise here seems to have been written during the good old days of King David. For in the song he says, “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.” David’s later years were different, and he would write: “SurelyContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 22 Commentary”

2 Samuel 21 CommentaryYou would wish this chapter didn’t exist in the scripture. It’s a difficult chapter!A couple of pointers are important. The first one is that the LORD revealed to Israel what the problem was, but never sanctioned the course of action. The revelation was that the three-year drought was a consequence of Israel’sContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 21 Commentary”

2 Samuel 20 CommentaryTrouble wasn’t far from Israel. We are coming from a civil war only to run straight into another one. This time, it’s the troublemaker Sheba who initiates the insurrection.Israel was either fighting the Philistines or fighting amongst themselves. Today, Joab assassinates the newly appointed army commander, Amasa. Later, Sheba would be killedContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 20 Commentary”

2 Samuel 19 CommentaryMephibosheth shows up again. David had wrongly judged him because of what we strongly suspect were lies by Ziba. It is an embarrassing moment for the King. David had held a court session without the accused and passed judgment with the accuser as the only witness. As we can see here, itContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 19 Commentary”

2 Samuel 18 Commentary The story of Absalom ends today, and so ends the mutiny that temporarily dethroned David. The ungodly Absalom dies in battle against his own father. Of course, politicians can learn a great deal from his patience, timing, and strategies. He took 2 years to plan the murder of his brother Amnon.ContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 18 Commentary”

2 Samuel 17 Commentary “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12. Yesterday, we saw Absalom publicly dishonor his father. Today, we see two wise men helping Absalom with plans to terminate David’s life. We don’t need any remindingContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 17 Commentary”

2 Samuel 16 Commentary According to the word of the LORD through the prophet Nathan, Absalom desecrated his father’s marriage bed by sleeping with David’s wives. Terrible. Horrible. We have one errant but repentant camp fleeing the palace. This is the godly camp. We have another camp entering the palace, Absalom’s camp, which is extremelyContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 16 Commentary”

2 Samuel 15 Commentary Trouble continues for David. He is forced to flee from his palace by Absalom’s conspiracy. For his part, Absalom is an impressive and patient political operator, but he is wicked.By his good looks and deception, he gains popularity. He takes four years to plan and execute an operation that takes DavidContinueContinue reading “2 Samuel 15 Commentary”