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Absalom's rebellion and death

Absalom stole the hearts of Israel and drove David from Jerusalem, but the rebellion ended with Absalom caught in the oak and slain, and David's lament, O Absalom, my son, my son (2 Samuel 18:33).

📖 2 Sam 15:1

1Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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Sources: Scripture — 2 Sam 15:1-18:33
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