2 Samuel 15:1-43

2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 Samuel 15:1 The account of Absalom’s rebellion against David is divided into six parts: (1) Absalom’s conspiracy and proclaiming himself king (2 Samuel 15:1); (2) David’s escape from Absalom, and the people he met on the way (2 Samuel 15:13); (3) the war council where the competition between Ahithophel and Hushai determines David’s fate (2 Samuel 16:15); (4) David’s favorable reception at Mahanaim (2 Samuel 17:24); (5) the battle and the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 18:1); and (6) David’s return to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 19:8).