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    Absalom

    אַבְשָׁלוֹם

    Absalom was David's third son who led a revolt against his father's reign.

    Illustration2 Samuel 18Absalom's rebellion ends in the oak where he is trapped and killed by Joab, despite David's command to spare him.
    verses
    92
    first named
    2 Samuel 3:3
    last named
    Psalms 3:1
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Absalom?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Absalom was the third son of King David, born to Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur (2Sa. 3:3). He was known for his handsome appearance and long hair (2Sa. 14:25-26). After the rape of his sister Tamar by Amnon, David's firstborn son, Absalom plotted revenge and had Amnon murdered (2Sa. 13). He then fled to Geshur for three years before Joab, David's general, arranged for his return (2Sa. 14).

    Later, Absalom launched a rebellion against David, proclaiming himself king in Hebron (2Sa. 15). David was forced to flee from Jerusalem, and Absalom took advice to pursue him with his forces (2Sa. 16-17). However, David's men defeated Absalom's army, and Absalom himself was killed by Joab against David's wishes (2Sa. 18). David deeply mourned Absalom's death (2Sa. 19:1-4).

    Absalom had erected a pillar to preserve his name, since he had no son to carry on his lineage (2Sa. 18:18). He was survived by his daughter Maacah, who later became a wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah (1Ki. 15:2; 2Ch. 11:20-21).

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Absalom10 of 40 entities the graph connects to Absalom, in 2 groups: kinship 4, events 6. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.DavidChild of · 11 events · 964 versesSolomonSibling of · 272 versesAdonijahSibling of · 24 versesAmnonSibling of · 3 events · 21 versesKinshipIsrael5 events · 2,578 versesJerusalem6 events · 888 versesJoab8 events · 120 versesBattle2 events · 83 versesHebron4 events · 57 versesVow2 events · 34 versesEventsAbsalom

    The 10 best-attested of 40 are drawn. All 40 are listed below.

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    and 22 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Absalom happensAll 6 places the claims about Absalom reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Geshur, Hebron, Jerusalem, King's_Valley, Gilead, Jordan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Absalom there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.GeshurHebronJerusalemKing's_ValleyGileadJordan
    United MonarchyAll 6 places the claims about Absalom reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 92, across 5 books. The name is written 111 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel83 verses

      3:313:113:413:2013:2213:2313:2413:2513:2613:2713:2813:2913:3013:3213:3413:3713:3813:3914:114:2114:2314:2414:2514:2714:2814:2914:3014:3114:3214:3315:115:215:315:415:615:715:1015:1115:1215:1315:1415:3115:3415:3716:816:1516:1616:1716:1816:2016:2116:2216:2317:117:417:517:617:717:917:1417:1517:1817:2017:2417:2517:2618:518:918:1018:1218:1418:1518:1718:1818:2918:3218:3319:119:419:619:919:1020:6

    2. 1 Kings5 verses

      1:62:72:2815:215:10

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      3:2

    4. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      11:2011:21

    5. Psalms1 verse

      3:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Eliada and Eliphelet, and 9 moreJerusalem wivesWives David took in Jerusalemvia Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreBathshebaWife of Uriah, later married David and bore Solomon.via Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreDavid Children BirthDavid Children Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Tamar and MaacahUrielFather of mother of Abijah, king of Judahvia Absalom’s fleeingFleeingFleeing is a concept gathering 80 labelled instances in the text.via Geshur and DavidDavid and Six Hundred Men’s raid of Geshur, Girzites, Amalek, Territory, Man, and WomanDavid and Six Hundred Men’s raid of Geshur, Girzites, Amalek, Territory, Man, and Woman is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via ConspiracyAhithophelDavid's counselor who joined Absalom's rebellion, later committed suicidevia Command of AbsalomCommandCommand is a concept gathering 130 labelled instances in the text.via ConspiracyConspiracyConspiracy is a concept gathering 23 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    1 more chapter, from Psalms 3 to Psalms 3

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