Bible Summary 2nd Samuel Chapter 16 - 18
2nd Samuel Chapter 16: At a time of great need, Ziba met David with essential supplies. This was a generous and helpful gift from Ziba, Ziba told David that Mephibosheth was saying in Jerusalem, waiting to come to power after David and Absalom ruined each other. Ziba told David that Mephibosheth longed to restore the family of Saul to power. But these were lies that Ziba told David. Actually, Ziba left Mephibosheth behind to make it look as if Mephibosheth did not support David.
Shimei was a distant relative of the former King Saul, and he still resented David for replacing the dynasty of Saul, Shimei was about as offensive as a person could be. He wanted to destroy any shred of dignity or confidence that David had left. Abishai didn’t want to listen to Shimei curse or to dodge his stones anymore. The mighty men surrounding David were more than ready to kill Shimei in an instant but David let Shimei speak because he knew that God’s hand was on the future as well as the present.
Strangely, Absalom thought he could establish his kingdom through immorality. He was a clever and skilled politician but ignorant about the ways of God.
2nd Samuel Chapter 17: Ahithophel advised a quick, selective attack against David only. He advised urgency, doing it all while David was still west of the Jordan River. Ahithophel’s plan was smart. It was bold and had a high probability of success and it would spare Israel a protracted civil war between the supporters of David and the supporters of Absalom.
Absalom Now call Hushai the Archite: to asked for another opinion after such wise, well-received counsel.
The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time: We can imagine that Hushai’s heart sank when he heard of the smart plan Ahithophel suggested. He had to quickly think of a counter-plan so that he could defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, as David asked him to do Hushai spoke of the David of the past, not the David of the present. Hushai saw David with his own eyes and knew that he was not strong and mighty. He hoped that Absalom would vividly remember the David of the past. . I advise that all Israel be fully gathered: This would take time. Hushai not only wanted to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, he also wanted to do whatever he could to buy David more time before the inevitable attack came. The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel: This was the first time anyone said this – people always favored the advice of Ahithophel. One reason Absalom liked Hushai’s advice was because it appealed to his vanity. But David is warned about the plot coming his way.
2nd Samuel Chapter 18: Absalom's army was overpowered and defeated
Absalom was also killed
