Pentecost Season · Proper 14 · Year B
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
The Death of Absalom
August 8, 2027
Overview & Insights
"O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you." (2 Samuel 18:33)
Absalom's rebellion ends when he is caught in an oak and killed against David's orders; word reaches the king, who breaks down in grief over the death of his son.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on David's grief for the complementary track.
Enduring Word: 2 Samuel 18 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: 2 Samuel 18 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study gathering many commentators on Absalom's death and David's mourning.
BibleHub: Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:5 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the reading's opening verse.
CEP: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on a father's grief over a lost son.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: 2 Samuel Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the books of Samuel.
BibleProject: 2 Samuel Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the story and themes of 2 Samuel.
Sefaria: II Samuel 18 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: 2 Samuel 18 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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