Bible Cross References
Chileab
1 Chronicles 3:1
The following, in order of age, are David's sons who were born while he was in Hebron: Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital Ithream, whose mother was Eglah
Daniel
2 Samuel 2:2
So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:3
1 Samuel 25:42
She rose quickly and mounted her donkey. Accompanied by her five maids, she went with David's servants and became his wife.
Absalom
2 Samuel 13:20-28
20
When her brother Absalom saw her, he asked, "Has Amnon molested you? Please, sister, don't let it upset you so much. He is your half brother, so don't tell anyone about it." So Tamar lived in Absalom's house, sad and lonely.
21
When King David heard what had happened, he was furious.
22
And Absalom hated Amnon so much for having raped his sister Tamar that he would no longer even speak to him.
23
Two years later Absalom was having his sheep sheared at Baal Hazor, near the town of Ephraim, and he invited all the king's sons to be there.
24
He went to King David and said, "Your Majesty, I am having my sheep sheared. Will you and your officials come and take part in the festivities?"
25
"No, my son," the king answered. "It would be too much trouble for you if we all went." Absalom insisted, but the king would not give in, and he asked Absalom to leave.
26
But Absalom said, "Well, then, will you at least let my brother Amnon come?" "Why should he?" the king asked.
27
But Absalom kept on insisting until David finally let Amnon and all his other sons go with Absalom. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king
28
and instructed his servants: "Notice when Amnon has had too much to drink, and then when I give the order, kill him. Don't be afraid. I will take the responsibility myself. Be brave and don't hesitate!"
2 Samuel 14:24-33
24
The king, however, gave orders that Absalom should not live in the palace. "I don't want to see him," the king said. So Absalom lived in his own house and did not appear before the king.
25
There was no one in Israel as famous for his good looks as Absalom; he had no defect from head to toe.
26
His hair was very thick, and he had to cut it once a year, when it grew too long and heavy. It would weigh about five pounds according to the royal standard of weights.
27
Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar, a very beautiful woman.
28
Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king.
29
Then he sent for Joab, to ask him to go to the king for him; but Joab would not come. Again Absalom sent for him, and again Joab refused to come.
30
So Absalom said to his servants, "Look, Joab's field is next to mine, and it has barley growing in it. Go and set fire to it." So they went and set the field on fire.
31
Joab went to Absalom's house and demanded, "Why did your servants set fire to my field?"
32
Absalom answered, "Because you wouldn't come when I sent for you. I wanted you to go to the king and ask for me: 'Why did I leave Geshur and come here? It would have been better for me to have stayed there.' " And Absalom went on, "I want you to arrange for me to see the king, and if I'm guilty, then let him put me to death."
33
So Joab went to King David and told him what Absalom had said. The king sent for Absalom, who went to him and bowed down to the ground in front of him. The king welcomed him with a kiss.
2 Samuel 15:1-18
1
After this, Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself, and an escort of fifty men.
2
He would get up early and go and stand by the road at the city gate. Whenever someone came there with a dispute that he wanted the king to settle, Absalom would call him over and ask him where he was from. And after the man had told him what tribe he was from,
3
Absalom would say, "Look, the law is on your side, but there is no representative of the king to hear your case."
4
And he would add, "How I wish I were a judge! Then anyone who had a dispute or a claim could come to me, and I would give him justice."
5
When the man would approach Absalom to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him.
6
Absalom did this with every Israelite who came to the king for judgment, and so he won their loyalty.
7
After four years Absalom said to King David, "Sir, let me go to Hebron and keep a promise I made to the LORD.
8
While I was living in Geshur in Syria, I promised the LORD that if he would take me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron."
9
"Go in peace," the king said. So Absalom went to Hebron.
10
But he sent messengers to all the tribes of Israel to say, "When you hear the sound of trumpets, shout, 'Absalom has become king at Hebron!' "
11
There were two hundred men who at Absalom's invitation had gone from Jerusalem with him; they knew nothing of the plot and went in all good faith.
12
And while he was offering sacrifices, Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David's advisers. The plot against the king gained strength, and Absalom's followers grew in number.
13
A messenger reported to David, "The Israelites are pledging their loyalty to Absalom."
14
So David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, "We must get away at once if we want to escape from Absalom! Hurry! Or else he will soon be here and defeat us and kill everyone in the city!"
15
"Yes, Your Majesty," they answered. "We are ready to do whatever you say."
16
So the king left, accompanied by all his family and officials, except for ten concubines, whom he left behind to take care of the palace.
17
As the king and all his men were leaving the city, they stopped at the last house.
18
All his officials stood next to him as the royal bodyguards passed by in front of him. The six hundred soldiers who had followed him from Gath also passed by,
2 Samuel 17:1-14
1
Not long after that, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and tonight I will set out after David.
2
I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king
3
and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe."
4
This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
5
Absalom said, "Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say."
6
When Hushai arrived, Absalom said to him, "This is the advice that Ahithophel has given us; shall we follow it? If not, you tell us what to do."
7
Hushai answered, "The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.
8
You know that your father David and his men are hard fighters and that they are as fierce as a mother bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier and does not stay with his men at night.
9
Right now he is probably hiding in a cave or some other place. As soon as David attacks your men, whoever hears about it will say that your men have been defeated.
10
Then even the bravest men, as fearless as lions, will be afraid because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great soldier and that his men are hard fighters.
11
My advice is that you bring all the Israelites together from one end of the country to the other, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, and that you lead them personally in battle.
12
We will find David wherever he is, and attack him before he knows what's happening. Neither he nor any of his men will survive.
13
If he retreats into a city, our people will all bring ropes and just pull the city into the valley below. Not a single stone will be left there on top of the hill."
14
Absalom and all the Israelites said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." The LORD had decided that Ahithophel's good advice would not be followed, so that disaster would come on Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:9-18
9
Suddenly Absalom met some of David's men. Absalom was riding a mule, and as it went under a large oak tree, Absalom's head got caught in the branches. The mule ran on and Absalom was left hanging in midair.
10
One of David's men saw him and reported to Joab, "Sir, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"
11
Joab answered, "If you saw him, why didn't you kill him on the spot? I myself would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt."
12
But the man answered, "Even if you gave me a thousand pieces of silver, I wouldn't lift a finger against the king's son. We all heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake don't harm the young man Absalom.'
13
But if I had disobeyed the king and killed Absalom, the king would have heard about it---he hears about everything---and you would not have defended me."
14
"I'm not going to waste any more time with you," Joab said. He took three spears and plunged them into Absalom's chest while he was still alive, hanging in the oak tree.
15
Then ten of Joab's soldiers closed in on Absalom and finished killing him.
16
Joab had the trumpet blown to stop the fighting, and his troops came back from pursuing the Israelites.
17
They took Absalom's body, threw it into a deep pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. All the Israelites fled to their own hometowns.
18
During his lifetime Absalom had built a monument for himself in King's Valley, because he had no son to keep his name alive. So he named it after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom's Monument.
2 Samuel 18:33-18
Talmai
2 Samuel 13:37
Absalom fled and went to the king of Geshur, Talmai son of Ammihud, and stayed there three years. David mourned a long time for his son Amnon;
2 Samuel 13:38
Geshur
Deuteronomy 3:14
Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.)
Joshua 13:13
However, the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah; they still live in Israel.
1 Samuel 27:8
During that time David and his men would attack the people of Geshur, Girzi, and Amalek, who had been living in the region a very long time. He would raid their land as far as Shur, all the way down to Egypt,