2 Samuel 13:23

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Absalom had sheep-shearers - These were times in which feasts were made, to which the neighbors and relatives of the family were invited.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Sheepshearing was always a time of feasting (marginal references). Baal-hazor is not known.

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Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary

Observe the aggravations of Absalom's sin: he would have Ammon slain, when least fit to go out of the world. He engaged his servants in the guilt. Those servants are ill-taught who obey wicked masters, against God's commands. Indulged children always prove crosses to godly parents, whose foolish love leads them to neglect their duty to God.

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Cross References

A. M. 2974. B.C. 1030. sheep-shearers

invited

David in Conquest of Canaan

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