2 Samuel 18:17 meaning and explanation

They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

2 Samuel 18:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Absalom had led a rebellion against his father David and was killed by Joab despite the king's order to spare him. Verse 17 records his burial: thrown into a pit in the forest and covered with a large mound of stones.

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