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Absalom (Hebrew: אבשלום, ʼAḇshālōm; Greek: Αβεσσαλωμ, Abessalom) was the third son of King David. He is most well known for both his vengeance upon his half-brother Amnon who violated Absalom’s sister Tamar and his subsequent rebellion against King David.

Biblical record

• 2Samuel 3:3
• 2Samuel 13:1-20
• 2Samuel 13:30-38
• 2Samuel 14:21-33

References

• Smith’s Revised Bible Dictionary, 1999.

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