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The single verse, 2 Samuel 18:33, regarding David's grief at the loss of his son ("And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!"), is the inspiration for the text of several pieces ...
Absalom, the third son, born to Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He was killed by Joab (1 Chronicles 3:1-2) after he mounted a rebellion against his aging father David. Adonijah, the fourth son of King David from Haggith (2 Samuel 3:4). He attempted to usurp the throne during the life of David (1 Kings 1:11ff).
Tomb of Absalom (western facade), with the entrance to the Cave of Jehoshaphat (left) behind it The Tomb of Absalom ( Hebrew : יד אבשלום , romanized : Yad Avshalom , lit. 'Absalom's Memorial'), also called Absalom's Pillar , is an ancient monumental rock-cut tomb with a conical roof located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem , a few ...
He also had at least two sisters: Zeruiah, whose sons all went on to serve in David's army, and Abigail, whose son Amasa served in Absalom's army, Absalom being one of David's younger sons. [16] While the Bible does not name his mother, the Talmud identifies her as Nitzevet , a daughter of a man named Adael, and the Book of Ruth claims him as ...
Psalm 3 is the first psalm with a title in the original and it concerns a specific time of crisis in David's life. David fled Absalom because of a series of events that followed from David being under discipline for his own sins regarding Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite (2 Samuel, chapter 11). [6]
C. The king recognizes Joab's role and changes his mind on Absalom's exile (14:18–20) B'. The king executes his decision on Absalom's exile (14:21–28) Interruption: an introduction to Absalom (14:25–27) A'. Absalom's plan: he sends Joab to the king, putting words in his mouth (14:29–33) At the opening, Joab who noticed David's softened ...
Luke's Gospel's description in chapter 3 begins with Jesus himself and is traced all the way back, via Nathan to David and then on to "Adam, which was [the son] of God.". ( Luke 3:23–38 ) Matthew's Gospel opens with the words: "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."
An initial report that all the king's sons had been killed had to be corrected by Jonadab, asserting that it was only Amnon who had died and providing David the information of the reason for Absalom's action (verse 32), then the king's sons indeed returned along the 'Horonaim road' (the Septuagint Greek version reads 'the road behind him'). [21]