“Avshalom lived two years in Yerushalayim without appearing before the king.  Then Avshalom summoned Yo’av, planning to send him to the king; but he refused to come to him. He summoned him a second time, but he still wouldn’t come.”-2 Samuel 14:28-29 Avishalom had three children. One of his daughters was named Tamar. He named […]

“He would cut his hair only once a year, at the end of the year; and the only reason he cut it then was because it weighed him down. He weighed the hair from his head at 200 shekels (using the royal weight) [about five pounds].“-2 Samuel 14:26 Concerning the voluminous amount of hair on […]

“Now in all Israel there was no one more praised for his beauty than Avshalom — there was no defect on him from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.”-2 Samuel 14:25 From verse 25, the focus now shifts to Absalom and his arrogant and narcissistic nature. This emphasis was also […]

“The king asked, ‘Did Yo’av put you up to this?’ The woman answered, ‘As you live, my lord the king, when my lord the king speaks, no one can avoid the issue by turning either right or left. Yes, it was your servant Yo’av who had me do this, and he put in my mouth […]

“Then your servant said, ‘Please let my lord the king say something that will give me relief; for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good from bad — and may Adonai, your God be with you.’”-2 Samuel 14:17 The clever woman of Tekoa told her story to David and succeeded […]