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Through the Bible in a Minute: 2 Samuel 18-22 In 2 Samuel 18, Absalom’s rebellion comes to a tragic end. David’s army fights against his son’s forces, and Absalom gets caught in a tree by his long hair. Joab, David’s general, doesn’t hesitate—he kills Absalom despite David’s orders to spare him. When David hears the news, he is devastated, crying out, ‘O my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you!’ In 2 Samuel 19, David is still mourning, but Joab rebukes him, reminding him that his men f