II Samuel · Chapter 14 King James Version

II Samuel 14:25

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The Scripture

(25) But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Joab sent a wise woman of Tekoah to tell David a parable about a feuding family, persuading the king to allow the banished Absalom to return to Jerusalem. Though Absalom returned, David initially refused to see him, and the chapter ends with their eventual reconciliation and a kiss.

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