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Absalom

Absalom

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A son of King David in the Bible who rebelled and died
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæb.sə.ləm/
  • Literature
: Absalón
  • Many stories in the Bible recount the tragic fate of Absalom, who defied his father.
  • Absalom's defilement of David
  • son Absalom
  • Joab slew Absalom

Examples

  • And what does Absalom demand?

    David and Bathsheba (1951)

  • Amnon was born to Ahinoam, Kileab to Abigail, Absalom to Maacah.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • And David loved absalom with all his heart.

    King David (1985)

  • You killed Absalom, my son.

    Solomon (1997)

  • Absalom, it is many days since we have seen you at the palace.

    David and Bathsheba (1951)

  • But, my lord king, it cannot fall into Absalom's hands.

    David (1997)

  • Prince absalom must die.

    King David (1985)

  • Your second son, Absalom.

    David and Bathsheba (1951)

  • Scofield attributed the rebellion of David's son, Absalom, to the "wild Bedouin blood" of his mother, Maacah, and added that "in Absalom, David reaped from his own sowing."

    Academic text (2006)

  • In his final moments, David mourned for his son Absalom after the battle.

Surface Forms

Absalom main

Etymology

Absalom comes from Hebrew and originally means 'father of peace', from Ab- 'father' and shalom 'peace'. In the Bible he was King David's son who rebelled and died, so his story is a tragic contrast to his peaceful name.