2 Samuel 18:5

“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.”

"And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom." - 2 Samuel 18:5
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What does 2 Samuel 18:5 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 18:5 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning…

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The Heart of a Father's Love: A Devotional on 2 Samuel 18:5

In 2 Samuel 18:5, we encounter a poignant moment in the life of King David. The verse reads: "And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains…

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A Prayer for Compassionate Leadership Amidst Conflict

O Holy and Sovereign God, I come before You today with a heart weighed down by the grief of conflict and the burdens of leadership. As I meditate on Your sacred Word, specifically 2 Samuel 18:5, where King David commanded his leaders to "Deal gently for my sake with the young…

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2 Samuel 18:5 - "And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
"The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim." - 2 Samuel 5:18
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
Philippians 2:5-18
2 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe."
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
Philippians 2:5-18
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 18:6 - "¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
1 Samuel 18:2 - "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
2 Samuel 8:18 - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers."
2 Samuel 18:1 - "And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them."
2 Samuel 18:15 - "And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
"¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod." - 1 Samuel 2:18
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
2 Samuel 1:18 - "(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)"
2 Samuel 18:30 - "And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still."
2 Samuel 18:16 - "And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people."
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."