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| Bad advice can send you down the wrong way. |
When I look at chapter 19, I can’t help but think that Hanan the new king of Ammon had some horrible advisors. First, they don’t just refuse to see the embassies from David they humiliate them. If Hanan was concerned about David being a warmonger, then humiliating his emissaries was clearly a bad idea.
After this humiliation, Hanan realizes he has upset David, instead of offering an apology he prepares for war. David seeing this buildup of forces then reacts and the very action that Hanan feared took place. David invaded and took the kingdom.
What is the sad part of all of this is that Hanan’s father had developed good relations with David. Hanan could have had a powerful ally, but instead of trusting the relationship his father had built he listens to his advisors and ends up losing everything.
Solomon said, “A soft answer turns away wrath.” We could learn from these words and learn from Hanan as to what happens if you answer a soft word with wrath.
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