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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: 2 Samuel - Chapters 18-20 with Psalm 20 and 64
Description: King David's son, Absalom, pursued David to kill him and take the throne. 18:8 reads, "The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword." Absalom's head got caught in an oak tree, and his mule kept going on. He hung in midair. David's men were afraid to strike him since David had asked them to be gentle with him for David's sake, so they told Joab, who pierced his heart with three javelins. His armorbearers surrounded him, struck him, and killed him. Joab sounded the trumpet, and the war was...