2 Samuel 18:18
New English Translation
18 Before this[a] Absalom[b] had set up a monument[c] 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.
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- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “and in his life.”
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) describes an occurrence that preceded the events just narrated.
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “a pillar.”
2 Samuel 18:18
New International Version
18 During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King’s Valley(A) as a monument(B) to himself, for he thought, “I have no son(C) to carry on the memory of my name.” He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.
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