KJV ORIGINAL
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Absalom ran away and went to Geshur, where he stayed for three years.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us that Absalom escaped to a foreign land and remained in exile for three years after killing his half-brother.
📚 Historical Context
Absalom had just murdered his half-brother Amnon in revenge for raping their sister Tamar, then fled to Geshur, which was his maternal grandfather's kingdom (his mother was a Geshurite princess). This three-year exile created a painful separation between King David and his son Absalom, during which David mourned for both his dead son Amnon and his banished son Absalom.
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