So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.
2 Samuel 19:15
At the lowest point
the king had been at war
as his own son tore
the kingdom apart
also breaking David’s heart
no longer feeling like the Lord’s anointed
But God kept him safe
and generals waged battle strong
until the rebellion could not prolong
the rebels stretched too thin
and David’s forces finally did win
...the sons’s death sickened David’s face
Grieving the high cost of staying king
the army wanted David back home
ruling from the palace throne
the civil strife must end
so the king could cross Jordan’s bend
back to the palace, ruling everything
And welcomed at the river’s shore
the nation ushered David back across
the same king, but humbled by loss
to rebuild the broken, and to face
the pain and victory by God’s grace
prefiguring a True King Who rules forevermore
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