David responds to Absolom's conspiracy in an interesting way. He doesn't want to take the ark (v25), he doesn't fall into the same trap as Saul, who thought that if he had the ark, he had God. David doesn't presume he is in the right, this may be God's judgement on him, this may be the consequence of his sin. He leaves it open for God to restore him... or not. He doesn't try to manipulate God, he continues to recognise his total dependance on God in good times and in bad.
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