4 I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!"

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:4

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1-6

(Read 2 Samuel 15:1-6)

David allows Absalom's pomp. Those parents know not what they do, who indulge a proud humour in their children: many young people are ruined by pride. And those commonly are most eager for authority who least understand its duties.