My title may seem a bit harsh to you, but I find it to be truer and truer as I live on. David was a really nice guy, devoted to god, very faithful, and most of all, very brave. David soon after defeating Goliath became the king of Philistine, being the great king he decided to conquer Israel. He soon won the respect of the Israelites. So, I believe I've made my point: Power can damage you, even if you are a great person.
The nice guy we saw in David was being ruined when he sacked the house of one of his wife's husbands. When David is expanding and becoming more powerful, he says something that we never would've expected from him: "the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul," (Samuel II 5:8). He is saying that he does not have mercy on the less fortunate and he is being very selfish in a way.
Regardless of David's harsh actions and words, we can't just speak ill of him, David is still a very good guy. We can see that he still has faith in god and unlike many of us that believe in him, but don't actually see him present in our lives, he knows god is with him and praises him repeatedly. We can see this clearly here: “LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer… he is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my high tower, my refuge, my savior.” (2 Samuel 22: 1-6). See? not such a bad guy after all, but although he said this, I think that actions speak louder than words, and his actions scram into my ear and made it bleed...
I might owe "the king" an apology because I realized he really was a good man, a man with feelings, and a man with a lot of love in his heart, clearly demonstrated here: "And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!(2Sam.18)" poor king.
overall I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one, but I guess you cant always get what you want! too bad, huh?
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