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# 2 Samuel 15 General Notes #

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This chapter begins the story of Absalom's attempted revolt.

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### Absalom's conspiracy #####
For four years, Absalom made many allies in an attempt to make himself king. This is why he acted as a judge for the people. Since this was all done in secret, it is called a "conspiracy." David found out and fled with those in the army who were loyal to him.  

#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####

##### Metaphor #####
The author used the metaphor of a thief to describe how Absalom was able to win people's loyalty: "So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Links: ##

* __[2 Samuel 15:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# 2 Samuel 15 General Notes #`

			`#### Structure and formatting ####`

			`This chapter begins the story of Absalom's attempted revolt.`

			`#### Special concepts in this chapter ####`

			`##### Absalom's conspiracy #####`
			`For four years, Absalom made many allies in an attempt to make himself king. This is why he acted as a judge for the people. Since this was all done in secret, it is called a "conspiracy." David found out and fled with those in the army who were loyal to him.`

			`#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####`

			`##### Metaphor #####`
			`The author used the metaphor of a thief to describe how Absalom was able to win people's loyalty: "So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`## Links: ##`

			`* __[2 Samuel 15:01 Notes](./01.md)__`
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