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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 18:18

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2 Samuel18:18

Reared up for himself a pillar - There was a marble pillar in the time of Josephus called Absalom's pillar: and there is one shown to the present day under this name; but it is comparatively a modern structure.

Absalom's place - Literally Absalom's Hand. See the note on 1Sam 15:12.

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