2 SAMUEL 19:6 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.”
because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you — For you have made it clear this day that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for I perceive that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, you would be pleased — Joab's assessment is sharp: David loves his enemy Absalom more than his loyal servants. His final conditional statement is devastating: if Absalom were alive and all his servants dead, David would be content. The accusation identifies the fundamental problem: David's love for his son has become grotesque, a violation of just proportion.
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