. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. ebel against his own father, whom no forgivenesses couldsoften and no favours could bind, for whom Joab himself had so successfully interceded, andwas likely therefore to have been otherwise well disposed towards Absalom from the merecircumstance of having served him.* As the death of Absalom ended the cause of war, Joab caused the trumpet to sound aretreat, to stop the carnage. The body of Absalom was taken down, and cast into a large pit,and covered vvith a heap of stones. This was not the end or
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. ebel against his own father, whom no forgivenesses couldsoften and no favours could bind, for whom Joab himself had so successfully interceded, andwas likely therefore to have been otherwise well disposed towards Absalom from the merecircumstance of having served him.* As the death of Absalom ended the cause of war, Joab caused the trumpet to sound aretreat, to stop the carnage. The body of Absalom was taken down, and cast into a large pit,and covered vvith a heap of stones. This was not the end or the sepulchre expected by thisambitious man, when he reared for himself a fair monument in the kings dale, supposedthe Valley of Jehoshaphat, to keep his name in remembrance, because he had no sons, andtherefore called it by his own name. In what manner we may venture to connect withAbsalom the monument which now appears in the Valley of Jehoshaphat bearing his name,is a matter on which a few words may be said in a note to this chapter. Meanwhile, a repre-sentation of it is here [Absaloms Sepulclire.] The partisans of Absalom were no sooner acquainted with the death of their popular chiefthan they fled, every man to his own home. Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok the high-priest, besought Joab to be allowed to bear the tidingsof the victory to the king. But as Joab knew that David would regard as evil any tidingsthat included the death of his son, he, out of regard to Ahimaaz, refused his permission, butsent Cushi with the news. The other, afterwards persisting in his request, was allowed to go also ;and he went with such speed that he outran Cushi, and was the first to appear before the * HrtUs, !.». Chap. II.] DAVID. 481 king, who sat at the gate of Mahanaim, anxiously awaiting tidings from the battle. The kingand the father had struggled hard within him ; the father conquered; and now his absorbing
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