2 Samuel 15:13-14 - A messenger came and told David, "The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom."
Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, "Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin upon us and put the city to the sword."
I wonder why David didn't stay at least to defend the city. Didn't he have an army? Wasn't this the same man who killed Goliath?
That said, David's actions fit the pattern of tolerance regarding the actions of his son Absalom. I wonder if this was why David hesitated to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem in the first place.
If David was concerned about Absalom putting Jerusalem to the sword, shouldn't he have stayed to defend it? I don't think every single person left the city. There were at least several hundred who did leave, but he did send a few of them back as spies.
Point to remember: David's journey here will be paralleled by Jesus during his last visit to Jerusalem before his death.
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