Absalom’s Death

²⁴ David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. ²⁵ Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,^[d] an Ishmaelite^[e] who had married Abigail,^[f] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. ²⁶ The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
²⁷ When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim ²⁸ brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,^{[g] 29} honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Killing of Absalom? It seems that David went out to pursue Absalom and to fight him, to defeat his "evil" son who is trying to usurp his throne. David must be feeling very frustrated now. He wants to fight his son but at the same time, do not want to fight his son too. Fight because son is fighting, Do not fight because he is son. So what is the best to do? I would say just fight. But i definitely know that that will not be what David does. David has the heart of God because he seeks the heart of God. Now they are preparing to fight Absalom. Drinking and eating to replenish their energy. But we see and understand that that is not what David intended to do, regardless the intent of the men.