2 Samuel 13:23-29

2 Samuel 13:23-29

[23] And it came to pass after two full  years,  that Absalom  had sheepshearers  in Baalhazor,  which is beside Ephraim:  and Absalom  invited  all the king's  sons.  [24] And Absalom  came  to the king,  and said,  Behold now, thy servant  hath sheepshearers;  the king,  I beseech thee, and his servants  [25] And the king  said  to Absalom,  Nay, my son,  lest we be chargeable  unto thee. And he pressed  him: howbeit he would  but blessed  him. [26] Then said  Absalom,  If not, I pray thee, let my brother  Amnon  with us. And the king  said  with thee? [27] But Absalom  pressed  him, that he let Amnon  and all the king's  sons  go  with him. [28] Now Absalom  had commanded  his servants,  saying,  Mark  ye now when Amnon's  heart  is merry  with wine,  and when I say  unto you, Smite  Amnon;  then kill  him, fear  not: have not I commanded  you? be courageous,  and be valiant.  [29] And the servants  of Absalom  did  unto Amnon  as Absalom  had commanded.  Then all the king's  sons  arose,  and every man  gat him up  upon his mule,  and fled. 

What does 2 Samuel 13:23-29 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Absalom patiently and carefully plotted revenge on Amnon.
". . . As the sheep of Absalom would lose their wool ( 2 Samuel 13:23-24), so David"s firstborn, the potential shepherd of Israel, would lose his life ( 2 Samuel 13:28-29)." [1]
Absalom finally killed his brother at Baal-hazor, 15 miles north-northeast of Jerusalem, two years later (ca985 B.C.). As Amnon"s rape of Tamar reprised David"s adultery with Bathsheba, so Absalom"s execution of Amnon mirrored David"s murder of Uriah (cf. Galatians 6:7). David"s sons were chips off the old block. [2]