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Blessed through God’s anointing, King David binds together a broken nation and gives his people victory—until, distracted, he is overcome by sin. The sword of God’s judgment then falls on David and his house, but even as David is humbled, he returns penitently to the Lord. Richard Phillips’s expository commentary carries us with David up to the heights and down to the depths, noting the lessons...

strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you” (v. 11). No longer able to seize the city or annihilate the enemy army, Joab was concerned that neither wing of the Israelite army should be destroyed, since whoever gained success would be able to turn back and bring aid to the other. Most revealing were Joab’s encouraging words to Abishai, which of all the dire events of that day were most notable to the sacred chronicler: “Be of good
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