Bible Verses About Absalom

And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host.