The man said to Joab, “I would not try to hurt the king’s son even if you gave me 1,000 {pieces of} silver. Why? Because we heard the king’s command to you, Abishai, and Ittai. The king said, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’
Psalm 55:20 - Easy To Read Version My enemies will not change their lives. {\cf2\super [331]} \par They don’t fear and respect God.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: He hath broken his covenant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [My companion] has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has broken and profaned his agreement [of friendship and loyalty]. American Standard Version (1901) He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. Common English Bible My friend attacked his allies, breaking his covenant. |
The man said to Joab, “I would not try to hurt the king’s son even if you gave me 1,000 {pieces of} silver. Why? Because we heard the king’s command to you, Abishai, and Ittai. The king said, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’
The men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed [8] David to be the king of Judah. Then they told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul.”
So all the leaders of Israel came to meet with King David at Hebron. King David made an agreement with these leaders in Hebron in front of the Lord. Then the leaders anointed [22] David to be the king of Israel.
Even today those people live like they did in the past. They do not honor the Lord. They do not obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They do not obey the Law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob (Israel).
I did good things to those people.\par but they are doing bad things to me.\par I loved them,\par but they hated me.\par
All my enemies will be upset and disappointed.\par Something will happen suddenly,\par and they will all leave in shame.\par
I did not do bad things to my friend. {\cf2\super [35]} \par And I did not help my friend’s enemies.\par
My love will protect the chosen king forever.\par My agreement with him will never end.\par
I will not break my agreement with David.\par I will not change our agreement.\par
But God, you became angry\par at your chosen king, {\cf2\super [512]} \par and you left him all alone.\par
God, your kingdom has continued forever.\par God, you have lived forever!\par
I say you should always obey the king’s command. Do this because you made a promise to God.
Lord, I know that you want people\par to be loyal to you.\par You hit the people of Judah,\par but they did not feel any pain.\par You destroyed them,\par but they refused to learn their lesson.\par They became very stubborn.\par They refused to be sorry\par for the bad things they did.\par
During that same time King Herod {\cf2\super [233]} began to persecute {\cf2\super [234]} some of the people that belonged to the church (group of believers).
Then the king told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the Lord. Do this because they are on David’s side also. They knew David was running away, but they didn’t tell me!”
{I don’t want to hurt you!} You can see that with your own eyes! The Lord let me have you today in the cave. But I refused to kill you. I was merciful to you. I said, ‘I won’t hurt my master. Saul is the Lord’s chosen king!’