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Lexicon :: Strong's H53 - 'ăbyšālôm

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אֲבּישָׁלוֹם
Transliteration
'ăbyšālôm
Pronunciation
ab-ee-shaw-lome'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm, ab-ee-shaw-lome'; or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʼAbshâlôwm ; from H1 and H7965; father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite:—Abishalom, Absalom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 111x

The KJV translates Strong's H53 in the following manner: Absalom (109x), Abishalom (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 111x
The KJV translates Strong's H53 in the following manner: Absalom (109x), Abishalom (2x).

  1. Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace"

    1. father-in-law of Rehoboam

    2. third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father - David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm, ab-ee-shaw-lome'; or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʼAbshâlôwm ; from H1 and H7965; father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite:—Abishalom, Absalom.
STRONGS H53: Abbreviations
אֲבִישָׁלוֺם proper name, masculine (my father is peace; accusative to LagBN 75 = (בֶּן) אֲבֶן + שָׁלֹם, compare Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβεσσαλωμ) — א׳ 1 Kings 15:2, 10 = אַבְשָׁלוֺם 2 Samuel 3:3 +, 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21, אַבְשָׁלֹם 2 Samuel 13:14 —
1. Rehoboam's father-in-law 1 Kings 15:2, 10; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21.
2. 3rd son of David 2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:1 + 90 times 2 Samuel (insert 2 Samuel 13:27 Greek Version of the LXX Th We compare Dr; strike out 2 Samuel 13:38 Dr compare We), + 1 Kings 1:6; 1 Kings 2:7, 28; 1 Chronicles 3:2; Psalm 3:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:3; 3:3; 13:1; 13:14; 13:27; 13:38

1 Kings

1:6; 2:7; 2:28; 15:2; 15:2; 15:10; 15:10

1 Chronicles

3:2

2 Chronicles

11:20; 11:20; 11:21; 11:21

Psalms

3:1

H53

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H53 matches the Hebrew אֲבּישָׁלוֹם ('ăbyšālôm),
which occurs 111 times in 92 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (2Sa 3:3–2Sa 16:20)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:3 - The second was Daniel,[fn] whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?”
So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he’s your brother. Don’t you worry about it.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:23 - Two years later, when Absalom’s sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king’s sons to come to a feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:24 - He went to the king and said, “My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - The king replied, “No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you.” Absalom pressed him, but the king would not come, though he gave Absalom his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26 - “Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can’t come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?”
“Why Amnon?” the king asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - So at Absalom’s signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:30 - As they were on the way back to Jerusalem, this report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one is left alive!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - But just then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don’t believe that all the king’s sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - Meanwhile Absalom escaped.
Then the watchman on the Jerusalem wall saw a great crowd coming down the hill on the road from the west. He ran to tell the king, “I see a crowd of people coming from the Horonaim road along the side of the hill.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And David mourned many days for his son Amnon.
Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - He stayed there in Geshur for three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:39 - And King David,[fn] now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:1 - Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:21 - So the king sent for Joab and told him, “All right, go and bring back the young man Absalom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:23 - Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:24 - But the king gave this order: “Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence.” So Absalom did not see the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27 - He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:28 - Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:29 - Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:30 - So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:31 - Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:32 - And Absalom replied, “Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33 - So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:3 - Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6 - Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - After four years,[fn] Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and fulfill a vow I made to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:11 - He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:13 - A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - “Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O LORD, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, ‘I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father’s adviser in the past.’ Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel’s advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:37 - So David’s friend Hushai returned to Jerusalem, getting there just as Absalom arrived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:8 - “The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:15 - Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:16 - When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. “Long live the king!” he exclaimed. “Long live the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:17 - “Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren’t you with him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:18 - “I’m here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the LORD and by all the men of Israel,” Hushai replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and asked him, “What should I do next?”

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