2 Samuel 15:1

Absalom Revolts against David

15¹ After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead 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.

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