Next we have Ziba. And it’s definitely not the case that David pardons him. Having heard Ziba’s side of the story back in chapter 16, we now hear Mephibosheth’s. And Mephibosheth’s very appearance testifies to the fact that he’s telling the truth. He has not taken care of his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes all the […]

Shimei and Ziba in particular might have thought that David would never come back. But here he is. And it’s going to be a day of reckoning for them. So how does David respond to these 3 men? David refuses the request of Abishai to put Shimei to death. We’re reminded, perhaps, of Jesus’ refusal to let James and John […]

Just as it should have been blindingly obvious in 2 Samuel 19, that the need of the hour was to bring back the true king. So it should be blindingly obvious in Scotland today. But some have never heard about the true King. And so we must tell them. Others know about the true King. But the god of this […]