Absalom Revolts against David

151 And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1-6

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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.