2 Samuel 18:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ Meanwhile, Joab’s army grabbed Absalom’s body, tossed it into a large pit in the forest, and filled it up with a huge pile of rocks. Then the Israelis ran away back to their homes.

¹⁸ While Absalom had been living, he had erected a pillar as a monument^[a] to himself in King’s Valley because he had been telling himself, “I don’t have a son to carry on my family name.”^[b] So he named the pillar after himself—it’s called Absalom’s Monument even today.

David Learns of Absalom’s Death

¹⁹ Zadok’s son Ahimaaz told Joab, “Let me run over to King David and take him the news. I’ll mention that the Lord has delivered him from his enemies.”