Font Size
2 Samuel 18:16-18
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:16-18
English Standard Version
16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them. 17 And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him (A)a very great heap of stones. And all Israel (B)fled every one to his own home. 18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself (C)the pillar that is in (D)the King's Valley, for he said, (E)“I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument[a] to this day.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Samuel 18:18 Or Absalom's hand
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Bible Gateway Recommends
ESV Scripture Journal: New Testament Set (Artwork by Ruth Chou Simons)
Retail: $99.99
Our Price: $44.99
Save: $55.00 (55%)
ESV Student Study Bible--soft leather-look, navy/slate with timeless design
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $28.99
Save: $16.00 (36%)
ESV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $79.99
Our Price: $52.99
Save: $27.00 (34%)
ESV Student Study Bible--soft leather-look, lavender with emblem design
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $28.99
Save: $16.00 (36%)
ESV Large Print Value Thinline Bible--imitation leather, river stone
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $17.49
Save: $7.50 (30%)