Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by his own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day. reared up 1 Samuel 15:12 And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, out of the choicest of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalec. the king's Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king's vale. I have no son 2 Samuel 14:27 And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful. Job 18:16,17 Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above. . . . Psalm 109:13 May his posterity be cut off; in one generation may his name be blotted out. Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the Lord: Write this man barren, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for there shall not be a man of his seed that shall sit upon the throne of David, and have power any more in Juda. he called Genesis 11:4 And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands. 1 Samuel 15:12 And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, out of the choicest of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalec. Psalm 49:11 And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names. Daniel 4:30 The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass, like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds' claws. 1 Samuel 15:12 And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, out of the choicest of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalec. ;) and there is one shown to the present day, in the valley of Jehoshaphat, which, though comparatively a modern structure, probably occupies the site of the original one set up by Absalom. Genesis 11:9 And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries. Acts 1:18,19 And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out. . . . Context Absalom Killed…17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stones upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings. 18Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by his own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day. Cross References Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king's vale. Numbers 32:42 Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe. 1 Samuel 15:12 And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, out of the choicest of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalec. 2 Samuel 14:27 And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful. Isaiah 22:16 What dost thou here, or as if thou wert somebody here? for thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, thou hast hewed out a monument carefully in a high place, a dwelling for thyself in a rock. Lexicon During his lifetime,בְחַיָּיו֙ (ḇə·ḥay·yāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Absalom וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם (wə·’aḇ·šā·lōm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites had set up וַיַּצֶּב־ (way·yaṣ·ṣeḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5324: To take one's stand, stand for himself ל֤וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew a pillar מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4678: Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree in the King’s הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king Valley, בְּעֵֽמֶק־ (bə·‘ê·meq-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6010: A vale for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he had said, אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “I have no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle son בֵ֔ן (ḇên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son to בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that preserve the memory הַזְכִּ֣יר (haz·kîr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male of my name.” שְׁמִ֑י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name So he gave וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read the pillar לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (lam·maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4678: Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree his name, שְׁמ֔וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name and to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that day הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day it is called וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא (way·yiq·qā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read Absalom's אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites Monument. יַ֣ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand Additional Translations During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom's Monument.Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's place. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day. Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set up for himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king's dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: and he called the pillar, Abessalom's hand, until this day. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial. Now Absalom in his life time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day. Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's place. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day. And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that is in the king's valley, for he said, 'I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;' and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called 'The monument of Absalom' unto this day. 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