John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 14:28
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem ,.... After his return from Geshur: and saw not the king's face ; all that time; which was owing either to the king's resentment of the fact committed by him, or to state policy. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 14:28-33
Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house, and, in both, better dealt with than he deserved; yet his spirit was still unhumbled, his pride unmortified, and, instead of being thankful that his life is spared, he thinks himself sorely wronged that he is not restored to all his places at court. Had he truly repented of his sin, his distance from the gaieties of the court, and his solitude and retirement in his own house,... read more