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2 Samuel 13:23

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 13:23

Verse 23 of 39

Scripture focus

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which [is] beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

2 Samuel 13:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:23

Theological / Devotional

Absalom had sheepshearers. Sheepshearing was then, and still is, a time of feasting and rejoicing (see 1 Samuel 25:2, 8).

Baal-hazor. This place has been identified with Jebel el-‘Asur, 4 1/2 mi. (7.2 km.) northeast of Bethel and 14 1/4 mi. (22.8 km.) from Jerusalem.

All the king’s sons. This invitation of course included Amnon, for the real purpose of Absalom in giving the feast was to secure the opportunity of seizing him.

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