2 Samuel 15:1
Absalom Revolts against David
151 As time went on, Absalom took to riding in a horse-drawn chariot, with fifty men running in front of him.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1
Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1-6
(Read 2 Samuel 15:1-6)
David allows Absalom's pomp. Those parents know not what they do, who indulge a proud humour in their children: many young people are ruined by pride. And those commonly are most eager for authority who least understand its duties.