033. Prayer Of David As He Went Weeping Up The Mount Of Olivet.

Prayer Of David As He Went Weeping Up The Mount Of Olivet. The Prayer as recorded.—2 Samuel 15:30-31. The Lord’s Answer.—2 Samuel 15:32-34, 2 Samuel 17:14.

Ahithophel, who is mentioned in this prayer, was a man of great ability. David feared more from him than from the whole number of Absalom’s followers; he had just heard of his uniting himself to the conspirators, and his heart is grieved. This feeling is caught by the people, and a mourning, weeping multitude are slowly ascending the mountain. David felt himself guilty in God’s sight for the misery he had brought on himself and people, and, humbled under the hand of God, his expressions of sorrow are deep, while with bowed head and tearful eyes he makes the request contained in his prayer. He knows the God of Israel can turn the wisdom of the wise man into foolishness, and render the might of the strong man powerless. Hushai was an intimate friend of David’s; he was from Archi, a town on the southern border of Ephraim; he is made the instrument in defeating the counsel of Ahithophel, in answer to the prayer of David.