2 Samuel 18:16
16 So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:16
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:9-18
(Read 2 Samuel 18:9-18)
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.