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The Irony of Pride
Commentators note the profound irony in Absalom's death. The very symbols of his vanity and royal ambition—his magnificent hair and his royal mule—became the instruments of his humiliating demise. As one scholar highlights, the two things in which his vainglory boasted contributed to his downfall.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 18:9
18th Century
Theologian
It would seem that the two things in which his vainglory boasted—the royal mule and the magnificent head of hair by which he was caught in the “oak…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 18:9
19th Century
Bishop
His head caught hold of the oak. —Absalom in his flight found himself among his enemies, and sought to escape into the denser parts of the…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 18:9
17th Century
Pastor
And Absalom met the servants of David
When his army was routed, he was in such a fright that he knew not which way t…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 18:9–18
17th Century
Minister
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken by heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebelli…