displease thee. be evil in thine eyes. This event put David in Joab's power, which Joab freely used. David was not tongue-tied in 2 Samuel 3:29. but from now he had to endure Joab's insolence, being too suspicious to trust him, and too weak to dismiss him. Compare 2 Samuel 14:19; 2 Samuel 19:7; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Kings 2:32; 1 Kings 2:33.
one as well as another. now this one, now that one.