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2 Samuel 18:17

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 18:17

Verse 17 of 33

Scripture focus

And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

2 Samuel 18:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:17

Theological / Devotional

Cast him into a great pit. To deny him the honor of burial in the family tomb.

Like some dead beast, his body was tossed into a pit in the forest where he was slain.

That was the end of the proud and handsome prince who placed his own interests before the interests of his people, his father, and his God.

Heap of stones. A lasting memorial of ignominious reproach.

All Israel. In this narrative the expression refers to the followers of Absalom (see v. 16).

To his tent. That is, to his home (see Deut. 16:7; Joshua 22:4-8; 1 Sam. 13:2; 2 Sam. 19:8).

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