Death of Absalom
E108453
Death of Absalom is the biblical account of King David’s rebellious son being killed during battle, marking a tragic climax in the narrative of 2 Samuel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death of Absalom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death of Absalom Context triple: [2 Samuel, containsEvent, Death of Absalom]
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A.
Middle Ward
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B.
A Mercy
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C.
The Executioner’s Song
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D.
Tar Baby
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death of Absalom Target entity description: Death of Absalom is the biblical account of King David’s rebellious son being killed during battle, marking a tragic climax in the narrative of 2 Samuel.
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A.
Middle Ward
Middle Ward is the central section of Windsor Castle, dominated by the Round Tower and serving as a key defensive and symbolic core of the fortress.
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B.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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C.
The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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D.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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E.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
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episode in the life of King David ⓘ narrative unit in the Books of Samuel ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuote |
“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!”
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“Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!” ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical narrative in Jewish and Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| describedIn |
2 Samuel
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
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| featuresCharacter |
Absalom
ⓘ
Ahimaaz ⓘ Cushite messenger ⓘ Joab ⓘ King David ⓘ |
| follows | Absalom’s revolt and usurpation of the throne ⓘ |
| hasCause | civil war between David and Absalom ⓘ |
| hasContext | Absalom’s rebellion against King David ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReception |
inspiration for works of art and literature
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subject of numerous sermons and theological reflections ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
historical narrative
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tragic narrative ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Absalom left hanging between heaven and earth
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Absalom’s body thrown into a great pit in the forest ⓘ Absalom’s hair caught in a terebinth tree ⓘ Joab thrust three javelins into Absalom’s heart ⓘ a very great heap of stones raised over Absalom ⓘ messengers run to bring news to David ⓘ ten armor-bearers of Joab struck and killed Absalom ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ephraim
ⓘ
surface form:
forest of Ephraim
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| hasMoralSignificance | warning against rebellion against God’s anointed king ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
end of Absalom’s rebellion
ⓘ
preservation of Davidic kingship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disobedience and its consequences
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ filial rebellion ⓘ royal authority ⓘ tragic father–son relationship ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryFunction |
tragic climax of the Absalom narrative
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turning point in David’s kingship narrative ⓘ |
| narratedInChapter | 2 Samuel 18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deuteronomistic history
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| precedes | David’s lament over Absalom ⓘ |
| relatedToProphecy | judgment pronounced on David after his sin with Bathsheba ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setDuring | reign of King David over Israel ⓘ |
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