2 Samuel 18:5

5 O rei ordenou a Joabe, a Abisai e a Itai: “Por amor a mim, tratem bem o jovem Absalão!” E todo o exército ouviu quando o rei deu essa ordem sobre Absalão a cada um dos comandantes.

2 Samuel 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:5

And the king commanded Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai
His three generals, to whom he had committed his army divided into three parts:

saying, [deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with
Absalom;
he does not call him his son, being in rebellion against him, but the young man, who was young, and rash, and foolish, and so to be pitied; his request is, that they would spare him, and not take away his life, when in their power; that they would not aim at him, and push him hard, and fall upon him with wrath and fury; but if he fell into their hands, to take him alive, and bring him away, and not put him to death. This flowed from a natural affection to him, and a concern for the welfare of his soul, that he might not die in this sin; and also from a consciousness that it was for his own sins that he was raised up to rebel against him; and he seems to speak as if he was certain that the battle would go for him, and against Absalom; and which he might conclude from the answer of prayer he had in defeating the counsel of Ahithophel:

and all the people heard when he gave all the captains charge
concerning Absalom;
not only the three generals, but all the captains of hundreds and thousands, and this was heard by the common soldiers as well as by the people of the city that were spectators on this occasion, see ( 2 Samuel 18:12 ) .

2 Samuel 18:5 In-Context

3 Mas os homens disseram: “Não faças isso! Se tivermos que fugir, eles não se preocuparão conosco e, mesmo que metade de nós morra em batalha, eles não se importarão. Tu, porém, vales por dez mil de nós. Melhor será que fiques na cidade e dali nos dês apoio”.

4 O rei respondeu: “Farei o que acharem melhor”.E o rei ficou junto à porta, enquanto os soldados marchavam, saindo em unidades de cem e de mil.

5 O rei ordenou a Joabe, a Abisai e a Itai: “Por amor a mim, tratem bem o jovem Absalão!” E todo o exército ouviu quando o rei deu essa ordem sobre Absalão a cada um dos comandantes.

6 O exército saiu a campo para enfrentar Israel, e a batalha aconteceu na floresta de Efraim,

7 onde o exército de Israel foi derrotado pelos soldados de Davi. Houve grande matança naquele dia, elevando-se o número de mortos a vinte mil.