John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 14:27

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And unto Absalom there were born three sons, etc.] 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 <101818>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 f252; (see <111522>1 Kings 15:22 <141120>2 Chronicles 11:20); she was a woman of a fair countenance; as was her aunt, after whom she was named, (<101301>2 Samuel 13:1); by this it appears that she lived to a woman’s estate, though the sons of Absalom died young.

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