Thank you. Even though King David experienced victory in the battle for the kingdom, he was overwhelmed

with sorrow because his enemy was none other than his own son, Absalom.

Today on Truth for Life, Alastair Begg walks us through the immediate aftermath of David's

triumph and the turmoil spawned by his conflicting messages and emotions.

To Samuel 19. It was told Joa, behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people for the people heard that

day. The king is grieving for his son. And the people stole into the city

that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle. The king covered his face,

and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son, Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son.

Then Joab came into the house to the king and said,

You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives and your

concubines, because you love those who hate you and hate

those who love you. For you've made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you,

for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased.

Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for

I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will

be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now. Then the

king arose and took his seat in the gate, and the people were all told,

Behold, the king is sitting in the gate, and all the people came before the king.

Now Israel had fled every man to his own home, and all the people were arguing throughout

all the tribes of Israel saying, the king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us

from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom. But Absalom,

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