Verse 11 revengers Heb. goel, Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isaiah 59:20") . Verse 20 angel (See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4") . Verse 24 saw not the king's face Not so had God taught David to forgive. Legalists have thought Absalom's wilfulness to have been due to over-indulgence on the part of David. There is no such intimation in Scripture. Rather it would seem that had David at this time taken Absalom into intimacy, the rebellion might have been averted. Verse 27 sons (See Scofield "2 Samuel 18:18") .