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2 Samuel 14:24

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 14:24

Verse 24 of 33

Scripture focus

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

2 Samuel 14:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:24

Theological / Devotional

Not see my face. Absalom’s murder of Amnon was not yet forgotten, and for the sake of the nation and Absalom himself, David felt it necessary to show his abhorrence of the crime that had been committed.

Saw not the king’s face. Being at home but not being allowed to see the face of his father or to appear with his brethren at the court began to prey upon the mind of Absalom. He felt that he was being wronged, and the people came to sympathize with him. In the eyes of the nation he was a hero who was to be praised for an act of right and justice rather than a criminal to be shunned for a misdeed.

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