2 Samuel 18 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

He is slain.

Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God. (2Sa 18:19-33)

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