And unto Absalom there were born three sons
Who very probably died young; and the rather it may be thought so, since their names are not given, and more especially since it is said that Absalom had no sons, and therefore erected a pillar to keep up the remembrance of his name; unless it can be thought that that was set up before he had any sons, which is not so likely; see ( 2 Samuel 18:18 ) ;
and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar;
and whom he named after his sister Tamar, who was ravished by Amnon; the Septuagint version in some copies adds,
``and she became the wife of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, and bore to him Abia;''and so says Josephus F2; see ( 1 Kings 15:22 ) ( 2 Chronicles 11:20 ) ;
she was a woman of a fair countenance;
as was her aunt, after whom she was named, ( 2 Samuel 13:1 ) ; by this it appears that she lived to a woman's estate, though the sons of Absalom died young.
This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSThis feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSThis feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSCreate a free account to start a reading plan, or join PLUS to unlock our full suite of premium study tools.