David’s Return (2)

In convincing the men of Judah that he bore them no ill-will, the king went much further than to chide them for being the last to bring him back. He in­structed the high priests Zadok and Abiathar to tell Amasa that, whereas he, too, was his bone and flesh, he was making him captain of the host in Joab's stead. In convincing the men of Judah that he bore them no ill-will, the king went much further than to chide them for being the last to bring him back. He in­structed the high priests Zadok...