2 Samuel 14:28

28 So Ab'salom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

2 Samuel 14:28 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 14:28

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem
After his return from Geshur:

and saw not the king's face;
all that time; which was owing either to the king's resentment of the fact committed by him, or to state policy.

2 Samuel 14:28 In-Context

26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

27 There were born to Ab'salom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.

28 So Ab'salom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

29 Then Ab'salom sent for Jo'ab, to send him to the king; but Jo'ab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Jo'ab would not come.

30 Then he said to his servants, "See, Jo'ab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Ab'salom's servants set the field on fire.