24 Now behold , Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God . And they set down the ark of God , and Abiathar came up until all the people had finished passing from the city . 25 The king said to Zadok , "Return the ark of God to the city . If I find favor in the sight of the Lord , then He will bring me back again and show me both it and His habitation . 26 "But if He should say thus , ' I have no delight in you,' behold , here I am, let Him do to me as seems good to Him." 27 The king said also to Zadok the priest , "Are you not a seer ? Return to the city in peace and your two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar . 28 "See , I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me." 29 Therefore Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there . 30 And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives , and wept as he went , and his head was covered and he walked barefoot . Then all the people who were with him each covered his head and went up weeping as they went .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:24-30
Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:24-30
(Read 2 Samuel 15:24-30)
David is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the gospel above our own wealth, credit, ease, and safety. Observe with what satisfaction and submission David speaks of the Divine disposal. It is our interest, as well as our duty, cheerfully to acquiesce in the will of God, whatever befalls us. Let us see God's hand in all events; and that we may not be afraid of what shall be, let us see all events in God's hand. David's sin was ever before him, Psalm 38:4.