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2 Samuel
18:5-33
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Chapter III,
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 50 -
115). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "... he considers both the
judgment of God against his sin, and could not otherwise hide his
fatherly affection for his son." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The best men are not always
in a good frame; we are apt to over-grieve for what we over-loved.
But while we learn from this example to watch and pray against
sinful indulgence, or neglect of our children, may we not, in David,
perceive a shadow of the Saviour's love, who wept over, prayed for,
and even suffered death for mankind, though vile rebels and
enemies." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "My son - This he might
speak from a deep sense of his eternal state, because he died in his
sins, and because David himself had by his own sins been the
occasion of his death. But it seems rather to be the effect of
strong passion, causing him to speak unadvisedly with his
lips." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The death of Absalom was a
heavy trial, and it is impossible not to sympathize with the
outburst of feeling by which David showed that all thoughts of the
victory he had won as a king were completely sunk in the painful
loss he had sustained as a father. The extraordinary ardor and
strength of his affection for this worthless son break out in the
redundancy and vehemence of his mournful ejaculations." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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2 Samuel 18:5-33, Pentecost 10,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33,
Pentecost 10,
2006, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
| "The depth of tragedy on the human
plane is surpassed only by the irony of God’s overwhelming grace." |
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"The
Darkest Days of David's Life (2 Samuel 16:20 - 19:8)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at
the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "The
term good news is a rendering of the Hebrew term which means (as you
would expect) “good news.” When the translators of the
Septuagint rendered this term in Greek, they used the term which we
often find in the New Testament in reference to the proclamation of
the gospel. The good news which Ahimaaz wanted to proclaim to David
was that God had given him the victory by defeating the army of
Absalom and by Absalom's death. The problem is that David is not
inclined to accept this report as good news." |
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"History. The King Walks before You," chapter 3 in From Faith to
Faith -- Essays on Old Testament Literature by B. Davie Napier, 1955.
| "A difficult text in 18: 18. The
Septuagint reading differs from ours, giving support to the sense that
David had the Absalom memorial erected." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"David the Man: The Construction of Masculinity in the
Hebrew Bible," David J.A. Clines, 1995. |
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"Some Neglected Aspects of Israelite Interment Ideology,"
Saul Olyan,
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005. (Issue is one
large .pdf file.) |
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"Theologizing in a Win/Lose Culture," Carnegie Samuel Calian,
The
Christian Century, 1979.
| "Absalom lost his life, David lost a
son, and the nation was divided and bloodstained with the lives of many." |
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| Absalom and
the Ten Concubines, from And Adam Knew Eve: A
Dictionary of Sex in the Bible. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Brueggemann, Walter,
"Life and Death in Tenth Century Israel," Journal of the American
Academy of Religion, 1972. |
| Brueggemann, Walter,
"On Trust and Freedom: A Study of Faith in the Succession Narrative,"
Interpretation, 1972. |
| Calian, Carnegie
Samuel,
"Theologizing in a Win/Lose Culture," The Christian Century,
1979. |
| Conroy, Charles,
Absalom, Absalom! Narrative and Language in 2 Sam 13-20, Rome: Biblical
Institute, 1978.
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| Daube, David,
"Absalom and the Ideal King," Vetus Testamentum, 1998. |
| Flanagan, James W.,
"Court History of Succession Document? A Study of 2 Samuel 9-20 and I Kings
1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1972. |
| Frolov, Serge,
"Succession Narrative: A 'Document' or a Phantom?" Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2002. |
| Jensen, Hans J.L.,
"Desire, Rivalry and Collective Violence in the 'Succession Narrative',"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1992. |
| Knight, Douglas,
"Moral Values and Literary Traditions: The Case of the Succession Narrative
(2 Samuel 9-10; 1 Kings 1-2)," Semeia, 1985. |
| Olyan, Saul M.,
"Some Neglected Aspects of Israelite Interment Ideology," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2005. |
| Smith, Carol,
"Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001. |
| Weingreen, J.,
"The Rebellion of Absalom," Vetus Testamentum, 1969. |
| Wevers, John Wm.,
"A Study in the Exegetical Principles Underlying the Greek Text of 2 Sm 11:2
- 1 Kings 2:11," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1953. |
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| Reviews:
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Review: Stanley Isser, The Sword of Goliath: David in Heroic
Literature. Scholars Press, 2003. Review by Peter D. Micall
in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"King David,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art:
Absalom's Death, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World
Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Young
Absalom,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at
right-hand side of destination page. |
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| Hymns and Music: |
| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Study Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Samuel |
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