Lux Domini
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

Key themes

Justice and mercyDavidic covenantSin and judgmentMercy

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).

Amnon Person

Faithful. (1. ) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra ( 1 Chr. 4:20 ; comp. 17). (2. ) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel ( 1 Chr. 3:1 ; 2 Sam. 3:2 ).