New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 18:17-18
17They tookH3947 AbsalomH53 and castH7993 him into 1a deepH1419 pitH6354 in the forestH3293 and 2erectedH5324 overH5921 him a veryH3966 greatH1419 heapH1530 of stonesH68. And 3allH3605 IsraelH3478 fledH5127, eachH376 to his tentH168. 18Now AbsalomH53 in his lifetimeH2425 had takenH3947 and 4setH5324 up for himself a pillarH4676 whichH834 is in 5the King’sH4428 ValleyH6010, for he saidH559, “6I haveH369 noH369 sonH1121 7to preserveH2142 my nameH8034.” So he namedH7121 the pillarH4676 afterH5921 his own nameH8034, and it is calledH7121 Absalom’sH53 MonumentH3027 to thisH2088 dayH3117.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 18:17 Lit the great ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 18:17 Deut 21:20, 21; Josh 7:26; 8:29 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Sam 19:8; 20:1, 22 ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 18:18 1 Sam 15:12 ↩
- 5. 2 Samuel 18:18 Gen 14:17 ↩
- 6. 2 Samuel 18:18 2 Sam 14:27 ↩
- 7. 2 Samuel 18:18 Lit for the sake of remembering ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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