About this episode

This episode covers the battle between David and Absalom, highlighting the personal and political turmoil surrounding David's kingship.

On our last episode we followed the trajectory of David’s son Absalom, a handsome young man who had won the hearts of Israel by deception, telling those who came to King David that the king had no time for them. Absalom devises a coup to overthrow David, but his father catches wind of his plot and flees before he arrives. Today, David’s men prepare for battle and meet the forces of Absalom’s Israelite troops. The forest itself claims more lives than the sword, and Absalom meets his end at the hands of Joab. Later, David is restored as king, but not without personal turmoil.

People in this episode

Host: John Ross

Topics covered

• David
• Absalom
• coup
• battle
• restoration
• personal turmoil

Keywords

• 2 Samuel
• Psalm 83
• David
• Absalom
• Joab
• battle
• coup
• Israel

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