II Samuel · Chapter 14 King James Version

II Samuel 14:27

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The Scripture

(27) And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
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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