2 Samuel 18:18

Good News Translation

During his lifetime Absalom had built a monument for himself in King's Valley, because he had no son to keep his name alive. So he named it after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom's Monument.

Cross References

Genesis 11:4

They said, “Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth.”

Genesis 11:9

The city was called Babylon, because there the Lord mixed up the language of all the people, and from there he scattered them all over the earth.

Genesis 14:17

When Abram came back from his victory over Chedorlaomer and the other kings, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in Shaveh Valley (also called King's Valley).

2 Samuel 14:27

Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar, a very beautiful woman.

Psalm 109:13

May all his descendants die, and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.

Psalm 49:11

Their graves are their homes forever; there they stay for all time, though they once had lands of their own.

Isaiah 22:16

“Who do you think you are? What right do you have to carve a tomb for yourself out of the rocky hillside?

Jeremiah 22:30

“This man is condemned to lose his children, to be a man who will never succeed. He will have no descendants who will rule in Judah as David's successors. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Daniel 4:30

he said, “Look how great Babylon is! I built it as my capital city to display my power and might, my glory and majesty.”

Numbers 32:42

Nobah attacked and captured Kenath and its villages, and he renamed it Nobah, after himself.

1 Samuel 15:12

Early the following morning he went off to find Saul. He heard that Saul had gone to the town of Carmel, where he had built a monument to himself, and then had gone on to Gilgal.