Kings II 19:6

6 forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes and thy servants are nothing : for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy sight.

Kings II 19:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:6

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

Kings II 19:6 In-Context

4 And the king hid his face: and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!

5 And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, Thou hast this day shamed the faces of all thy servants that have delivered thee this day, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines,

6 forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes and thy servants are nothing : for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy sight.

7 And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth to-day, there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, this thing indeed evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come upon thee from thy youth until now.

8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.