2 Samuel 14:27
Absalom had three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.
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- 2 Sam 18:18 : 18 Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning“I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
- 2 Sam 13:1 : 1 The Rape of Tamar Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.
- Job 18:16-19 : 16 Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above. 17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land. 18 He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world. 19 He has neither children nor descendants among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed.
- Isa 14:22 : 22 “I will rise up against them,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.“I will blot out all remembrance of Babylon and destroy all her people, including the offspring she produces,” says the LORD.
- Jer 22:30 : 30 The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”
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- 2 Sam 13:1-22 verses80%
1The Rape of Tamar Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.
2But Amnon became frustrated because he was so lovesick over his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and to Amnon it seemed out of the question to do anything to her.
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9These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.
- 1 Chr 3:1-22 verses78%
1David’s Descendants These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel; the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;
2the third was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;
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28Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.
- 2 Sam 13:18-247 verses76%
18(Now she was wearing a long robe, for this is what the king’s virgin daughters used to wear.) So Amnon’s attendant removed her and bolted the door behind her.
19Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.
20Her brother Absalom said to her,“Was Amnon your brother with you? Now be quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take it so seriously!” Tamar, devastated, lived in the house of her brother Absalom.
21Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry.
22But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
23Absalom Has Amnon Put to Death Two years later Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim. Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
24Then Absalom went to the king and said,“My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.”
- 2 Sam 14:23-264 verses74%
23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
24But the king said,“Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.
25Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. From the soles of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.
26When he would shave his head– at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it– he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king’s weight.
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32Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said,“My lord should not say,‘They have killed all the young men who are the king’s sons.’ For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about from the day that Amnon humiliated his sister Tamar.
- 2 Sam 3:2-43 verses73%
2Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.
3His second son was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
4His fourth son was Adonijah, the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
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4He asked Amnon,“Why are you, the king’s son, so depressed every morning? Can’t you tell me?” So Amnon said to him,“I’m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.”
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6(Now his father had never corrected him by saying,“Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.)
- 2 Sam 13:37-393 verses70%
37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.
38After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.
39The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.
- 2 Sam 17:24-252 verses70%
24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.
25Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab.(Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)
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30While they were still on their way, the following report reached David:“Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”
- 1 Kgs 1:3-42 verses70%
3So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.
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3In Jerusalem David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.
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22So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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1David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.
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34In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill.
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20He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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18Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning“I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
- 2 Sam 13:26-283 verses68%
26Then Absalom said,“If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him,“Why should he go with you?”
27But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him.
28Absalom instructed his servants,“Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you,‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”
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2He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
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33So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.
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4The king covered his face and cried out loudly,“My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
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11Ben Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor.(He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)
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5These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon– the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.
- 2 Sam 15:2-32 verses67%
2Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“What city are you from?” The person would answer,“I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”
3Absalom would then say to him,“Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.”
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13David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.
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20When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked,“Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them,“They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.