2 Samuel 13:25

2 Samuel 13:26 →

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

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Key themes

Justice and mercyDavidic covenantSin and judgmentMercy

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2 Samuel 13:23 2 Samuel 13:24 Micah 6:8 Amos 5:24

Glossary

Absalom Person: Father of peace; i. e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah ( 2 Sam. 3:3 ; comp. 1 Kings 1:6 ). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the extra-ordinary profusion of the hair of his head ( 2 Sam. 14:25 ,26).