Disclosure Decency
“But the man said to Joab, “Though I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!’ Otherwise I would have dealt falsely against my own life. For there is nothing hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.”” II Samuel 18:12-13 NKJV Today, business relationships without clearly documented disclosure deals are simply dead on arrival. Whereas, in the days of king David, words of command to his commanders were taken as sufficient business deal, saying, “ Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom ”. And the charge was respected by the foot soldiers until the commander Joab intervened with his personal disrespect to the deal. Notwithstanding, it was commendable that someone could uphold the integrity of keeping the decency of a disclosure deal, against per...