So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
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Interpretation
By his insolent carriage toward Joab, Absalom brought Joab to plead for him. By his insolent message to the king, he gained his wishes.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 14:28-32.
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).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.