“Sheba the Worthless/Concubines”
“Sheba the Worthless/Concubines”
Blessings folk!
David was returning to Kingship.
All was not smooth.
We have seen that there was argument between Israel and Judah as to who David would lead.
The struggle continued.
Then, there were some “messy” situations to address.
Read…
2 Sa 20:1-3
Now a worthless fellow happened to be there whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri,
a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet and said,
“We have no portion in David,
Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse;
Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
So all the men of Israel withdrew from following David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah remained steadfast to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women,
the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them.
So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.
A worthless fellow arose.
Well, there ya go.
A succinct definition.
Sheba the Worthless blew a trumpet.
He declared that…
- “we have no portion in David”
- “we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse”
- “every man to his tents, O Israel!”
The men of Israel foolishly listened to Sheba the Worthless.
The men of Judah remained steadfast to their king, David.
David’s men stood firm in/with him.
Then…
David came to his house at Jerusalem and there were his ten concubines.
What to do with them?
All Israel had seen what Absalom had done with them.
David showed grace and mercy.
He could have executed them.
He did not.
He placed them under guard…for his and their protection.
He provided sustenance for them.
He did not go in to them.
They lived as widows until the day they died.
They were shut up until the day of their death.
Sad.
Yet loving.
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