David valued Abner a lot, so he
ordered Joab and his men to tear their clothes, wear sackcloth, and mourn for
Abner.
He himself went and buried Abner at
Hebron, and wept aloud and sang a lament for Abner. So the people also wept with
him.
The people tried to make David eat something,
but he was stubborn not to eat anything before the day was over!
Everything the king did pleased the
people. People understood that the king had no part in the murder of Abner. David
said to his officials that though he was the king chosen by God, he felt weak
that day.
David felt that the three brothers, Joab,
Ashael and Abishai were too violent for him. So he left them in the Lord's hand
to punish as they deserve. (2 Samuel 3:31-39 GNT)
To ponder:
Do u have people around who is
causing trouble to you today?
Given a chance you would like to get
rid of them from your life. But God says, never take revenge, instead let God's
anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back,
says the Lord.” (Romans 12:19 GNT)
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