The heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.I'm confused by this verse. It sounds like David wanted Amnon dead already, but didn't/couldn't. Now that he is dead, he is willing to forgive the murderer. Am I missing something? If that is the case, why didn't he deal with Amnon himself?
Is this the love of a father, no matter what the son has done? Or is this him feeling guilty for not handling the matter himself? I guess it could also be relief that the disturbing family incident was resolved, in the only matter it could ultimately be resolved. Maybe he was comforted because he hadn't had the resolve to have one of his own sons executed--for raping his daughter--and now justice had been done. I'll admit, I don't have a clue what was going through David's head at this time. I don't have the frame of reference to base an analysis on.
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