The Death of David
Taken from The Women's Bible Commentary
contributor: SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
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Wives a as Symbol of Kingship
Whatever justification Absalom might have claimed for killing Amnon, such as Amnon’s rape of Tamar, Absalom’s own royal ambitions are not hurt by having Amnon out of the way. Indeed, as soon as Absalom is admitted back into the royal household following his murder of Amnon and subsequent flight to his maternal grandfather, he begins to plot his own rule, even while David is still alive and well (2 Sam. 15:1–12)…
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