2 Samuel. David's love for his children made it difficult for him to discipline them. It seems that he ignored Amnon's rape of Tamar since surely he had heard about it. Then he ignored Absalom as he took matters into his own hands. It's a setup for what happens next. God used David's own weakness regarding the people he loved to set up the promised judgment of David's sin with Bathsheba an Uriah.
Absalom decided to steal the kingdom from his dad. What pain and misery from the failure to make hard decisions. I often learn from this passage because I -- at one time -- also failed to take strong action with a rebellious staff member and our entire church suffered for it.
;) Well, good thing she got pregnant and had to leave on her own! JK.
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