Handsome and ambitious, Absalom “steals the hearts” of Israel, standing at the gate to win the disaffected, and after four years launches his coup from Hebron. David, caught off guard, flees Jerusalem with his household and loyal men, weeping as he climbs the Mount of Olives, sending the ark back to the city and planting his friend Hushai as a spy in Absalom’s court.
2 Samuel study chapter
2 Samuel 15
c. 980 BCAbsalom wins the people’s hearts, proclaims himself king, and David flees Jerusalem.
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