2 Samuel 14:24

2 Samuel 14:24. Let him turn to his own house, &c.— This discountenance and rebuke, which Absalom received from his father, was certainly little enough to signify the king's abhorrence of his late cruel revenge upon his brother; yet not more than was necessary to mortify his pride and repress his popularity, which now in all probability began to blaze out upon the news of this reconciliation to his father: and this appears to be the reason why the sacred historian immediately subjoins to this account of the king's discountenance, a particular description of Absalom's beauty, 2Sa 14:25-26 which is a frequent foundation of popularity; and then acquaints us with his having three sons and one fair daughter, 2Sa 14:27 whom he named after his unhappy sister, Tamar, which was probably another fountain of pride, popularity, and presumption.