[Joab's assistance to Absalom was allowed to return to Jerusalem and was summoned] 1. The woman of Joab Totecoa satirically persuaded David to rescue the fleeing people (vv. 1-17) 2. David ordered Joab to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem (vv. 18-24) 3. Absalom was not summoned by David for two years in his own home (vv. 25-28) 4. Absalom's request to see King David through Joab (vv. 29-33)

1. Disciple Building Sharing
M11 2 Samuel 14-20
content outline,
thinking problem

2. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter
Fourteen
• [Joab's assistance to Absalom was allowed to
return to Jerusalem and was summoned]
• 1. The woman of Joab Totecoa satirically
persuaded David to rescue the fleeing people (vv.
1-17)
• 2. David ordered Joab to bring Absalom back to
Jerusalem (vv. 18-24)
• 3. Absalom was not summoned by David for two
years in his own home (vv. 25-28)
• 4. Absalom's request to see King David through
Joab (vv. 29-33)

3. 2 Samuel 14:7 ,14
• [2 Samuel 14:7] "Now the whole family rises up against
the handmaid, saying, 'Give up the man who killed his
brother, and we will put him to death, and pay him for
the death of his brother, and destroy the heir of the
inheritance. 'Then they will put out the coals that are
left of me, and leave my name behind with my
husband in the world.""
• [2 Samuel 14:14] "We are all mortal, like water thrown
on the ground, which cannot be taken back. God does
not take the life of man, but seeks to prevent the
fleeing from being cast out and unable to return."

4. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter 15
• 【Absalom's Mutiny】
• 1. Absalom seeks to steal the hearts of the people (verses 1-6)
• 2. Absalom went to Hebron to raise troops against David (vv. 7-12)
• 3. Upon hearing the news, David led his servants and personal
soldiers to flee Jerusalem (vv. 13-23)
• 4. David ordered the priests Zadok and Abiathar to bring the ark
back to Jerusalem (vv. 24-29)
• 5. David and his followers went to the Mount of Olives and learned
that Absalom, the counselor Ahithophel, was with him (vv. 30-31)
• 6. David ordered Hushai to return to Jerusalem to destroy
Ahithophel’s plan (vv. 32-37)

5. 2 Samuel 15:25,26
• [2 Samuel 15:25] "The king said to Zadok,
"Take the ark of God back to the city. If I have
found favor in the sight of the LORD, he will
bring me back, and see the ark and his
dwelling again. "
• [2 Samuel 15:26] "If he says, I am not pleased
with you, behold, here I am, may he do with
me as he wills."

6. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter 16
• [David was bullied and humiliated]
• 1. Ziba defrauded the inheritance of his lord
Mephibosheth (verses 1-4)
• 2. Shimei throws stones on the opposite
hillside and curses David (verses 5-14)
• 3. Hushai defrauded Absalom's trust (verses
15-19)
• 4. Absalom openly raped David's concubines
(vv. 20-23)

7. 2 Samuel 16:7 ,8,12
• [2 Samuel 16:7] "Shimei cursed and said, "You
bloody wicked man, go, go! "
• [2 Samuel 16:8] "You shed the blood of all Saul's
house and succeeded him as king, and the LORD
put the sin on you, and handed the kingdom over
to your son Absalom. Now you have brought it
upon yourself, because you are Bloody people.”
• [2 Samuel 16:12] "Or the LORD sees me in
trouble, and because I am cursed by this man
today, he will show mercy to me."

8. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter 17
• [Ahitoph's plan is foiled]
• 1. Ahithophel offered to immediately lead an
army to hunt down David (verses 1-4)
• 2. Hushai’s treachery was appreciated by
Absalom and the crowd (verses 5-14)
• 3. Hushai informs David to cross the Jordan
immediately (vv. 15-22)
• 4. Ahithophel was defeated and hanged himself,
and the two sides made war on the east of
Jordan (vv. 23-29)

9. 2 Samuel 17:14, 23
• [2 Samuel 17:14] "Absalom and all Israel said,
"The plan of Hushai the Archite is better than the
plan of Hithophel. "This is because the LORD has
determined to destroy the good counsel of
Ahithophel, in order to bring disaster upon
Absalom."
• [2 Samuel 17:23] "Seeing that Ahithophel did not
follow his counsel, he saddled his donkey and
returned to his own city. When he got home, he
left his last words, and he hanged himself and
was buried in his father's tomb."

10. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter 18
• 【Death of Absalom】
• 1. The two sides fought in the woods of
Ephraim, and 20,000 rebels died in battle (vv.
1-8)
• 2. Absalom's hair was tied around the oak
tree, and Joab stabbed him to death (vv. 9-18)
• 3. Ahimaaz and the Cushites ran to report to
David (vv. 19-32)
• 4. David weeps for Absalom (verse 33)

11. 2 Samuel 18:5, 9,14,15
• [2 Samuel 18:5] "The king charged Joab, Abishai, and Ether, saying,
"Be lenient to the young man Absalom for my sake. "All the soldiers
heard what the king gave to the generals for Absalom.”
• [2 Samuel 18:9] "Absalom came across David's servant by chance.
Absalom rode a mule and passed under the dense branches of the
great oak tree, and his hair was caught in the branches, and he
hung up, and the mule he was riding went away from He went."
• [2 Samuel 18:14] "Joab said, "I cannot linger with you. "Joab took
three short spears and pierced Absalom's heart while he was still
alive on the oak tree."
• [2 Samuel 18:15] "Ten young men who had armed Joab surrounded
Absalom and killed him."

12. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter
Nineteen
• [David returns to court in victory]
• 1. Joab advised David to stop weeping for Absalom
(verses 1-8)
• 2. The hearts of the people turned to welcome David
back to the capital (vv. 9-15)
• 3. Shimei and Ziba also come to greet the villains (vv.
16-23)
• 4. Mephibosheth clears up misunderstandings in
person (verses 24-30)
• 5. Basilei sends the king across the Jordan (verses 31-
39) 6. Judah competes with Israel (vv. 40-43)

13. 2 Samuel 19:5-7
• [2 Samuel 19:5] "Joab went in to the king and said,
"Today you have shamed all your servants. They saved
your life today, and the lives of your children, wife and
concubines. "
• [2 Samuel 19:6] "But you love those who hate you, and
those who love you. Today you clearly don't think
about generals and servants. I see today that if
Absalom lives, we all die. , you are happy."
• [2 Samuel 19:7] "Now go out and comfort your
servant's heart. I swear by the LORD: If you do not go
out, no one will be with you tonight. It's worse now."

14. Commentary on 2 Samuel Chapter 20
• 【Quiet Sheba Rebellion】
• 1. Sheba beguiles the Israelites to rebel (vv. 1-2)
• 2. David returns to the capital and orders Amasa
to gather the people of Judah to quell the chaos
(vv. 3-6)
• 3. Joab kills Amasa in pursuit of Sheba (vv. 7-13)
• 4. Joab gets the head of Sheba with the help of a
wise woman in the city (vv. 14-22)
• 5. Important servants who assisted David in
governing the country (vv. 23-26)

15. 1 2 Sam 14, you see the pride of Absalom, and his
waywardness, 25, 30 2
2 Samuel 15, you see David's faith in God, and his wisdom,
24-27, 31, 34-36
3 2 Samuel 16:21, 22 fulfilled that word of God
4 In 2 Samuel 17, Ahithophel's plan failed, you can use the
words of God to describe it
5 2 Samuel 18 What if Absalom hadn't died? What is God's
will?
6 2 Samuel 19 Joab shows his wisdom to restore David's
heart, 5-7, what scriptures do you have to express
7 2 Samuel 20 Can you see Joab's selfishness and authority?
8-10, how can we avoid this selfishness

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