2Sa 18:18 | NET2full | STEP | Before this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley , reasoning , “I have no son who will carry on my name .” He named the monument after himself , and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial .

‏ 2 Samuel 18:18

18 Before this ^{▼▼tn Heb “and in his life.”} Absalom ^{▼▼tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) describes an occurrence that preceded the events just narrated.} had set up a monument ^{▼▼tn Heb “a pillar.”} and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning, “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.