2 Samuel 13:23
And it came to pass at the end of + 13:23 q. d. a two-year of days.two whole years, that they were shearing sheep for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and Abessalom invited all the king's sons.
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Genesis 38:12And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
1 Samuel 25:4And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.
1 Samuel 25:36And Abigaia came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry + 25:36 Gr. upon him.within him, and he was very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.
1 Kings 1:19And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon thy servant he has not called.
2 Kings 3:4And Mosa king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel + 3:4 Lit. in the rising up.in the beginning of the year, a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:22-30
The Plot Against Amnon. ( b. c. 1032.) 21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and… Read the whole commentary →