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Day 136: Absalom Is Defeated (2024)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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A Tragic Betrayal and News for the King

This chapter recounts the death of Absalom, King David's son, by the hand of Joab, leading to turmoil despite a monument in Absalom's memory. Messengers rush to inform David, with Ahmaaz delivering a partial truth before the Kushite arrives with the complete news.

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