2 Samuel 16:20-22
16:21 a Go and sleep with your father’s concubines: A usurper took a predecessor’s harem to assert or strengthen his claim to the throne (see 3:7 b). Absalom’s action was in violation of Deut 22:30 c.16:22 d Absalom intended to show the people that he had assumed the throne with its royal prerogatives. His shameful act echoed David’s adultery with Bathsheba, which also began on that roof (11:2-4 e); the episode fulfilled Nathan’s prophecy (12:11-12 f).
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