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2 Samuel 15:1

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 15:1

Verse 1 of 37

Scripture focus

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

2 Samuel 15:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1

Theological / Devotional

Chariots and horses. Absalom was secretly scheming to secure the crown. In order to impress the people he assumed an attitude that he thought befitted the heir apparent. Compare Adonijah, who followed the same course of action when he “exalted himself” with the purpose of taking the throne (1 Kings 1:5; see also 1 Samuel 8:11).

Fifty men to run before him. A bodyguard for the prince. By these measures Absalom appeared to be setting forth his claim to succeed to the throne. This was equivalent to issuing a general pronouncement that he considered himself the one who would next be king.

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