Emphasis Preaching Journal

To read 2 Samuel, chapters 13 through 18, is to sense how badly David handled and dealt with his own children. His was an example of benign neglect which in times of crises he tried to make up for through parental indulgence. Among the people of his own nation, David was a strong leader, but in his own household he was a failure. His devotion to his sons, strangely enough, rendered him tolerant of their shortcomings and constant sinning.