6 Pymts Of David's Punishment

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David repents and God forgives and spares his life. God also declares that since David has given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme by his sin, the child will die. The child dies 7 days later.

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Amnon, The son of David desires and rapes his half-sister Tamar.

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Absalom, the full brother of Tamar, murders Amnon in revenge.

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Absalom begins a plot to steal the hearts of the people. He then starts a rebellion against David and is declared king in Hebron. David has no choice but to make a hasty retreat from Jerusalem.

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The shaming of David. Absalom marches into Jerusalem and lays with David’s concubines in a tent on the rooftop, thus fulfilling Nathan’s prophecy that David’s wives would be publicly humbled. Know that David’s sin began on the same rooftop.

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Absalom flees on a mule, but his head and his long hair, the object of his pride, are caught in the thick branches of a tree leaving him hanging in the air. He is later murdered by Joab, who thrusts three darts through him as he hangs trapped and possibly unconscious in a tree.