KJV ORIGINAL
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
But if he says, 'I am not pleased with you,' then here I am—let him do to me whatever he thinks is right.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
David is expressing complete surrender to God's will, saying that if God is not pleased with him, he accepts whatever consequences God chooses.
📚 Historical Context
David spoke these words while fleeing Jerusalem during his son Absalom's rebellion. He was responding to his advisor's suggestion to bring the ark of God with them, but David chose to leave it in Jerusalem, trusting that if God favored him, He would bring David back to see it again.
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