23 Now it came about after two full years that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor , which is near Ephraim , and Absalom invited all the king's sons .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:23

Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:21-29

(Read 2 Samuel 13:21-29)

Observe the aggravations of Absalom's sin: he would have Ammon slain, when least fit to go out of the world. He engaged his servants in the guilt. Those servants are ill-taught who obey wicked masters, against God's commands. Indulged children always prove crosses to godly parents, whose foolish love leads them to neglect their duty to God.