First the honest answer... never really thought about it. It's very clear that God loved David very much and that David was one of the most faithful people in the OT. He gathered all the materials for the temple and got the design (from God). Most of the people that David killed were enemies of Israel - but he killed a LOT of them, sometimes when they weren't at war officially. Soloman might have been wise and peaceful, but he was NOT faithful and introduced idolatry into the kingdom. So? I don't know. Perhaps part of the legacy of Bathsheba?
I wasn't sure how pacifists thought of soldiers etc who are Christians. I rather thought y'all thought of it as a unintentional sin, one of those "they should know better" things. I didn't think you personally thought my cousin or friends were dishonorable. Yet it's clear that God often orders (particularly in the OT) his children to war. So - He is not a pacifist.
More thoughts?
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