2 Samuel 18:18

New English Translation

Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.

Cross References

Genesis 11:4

Then they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves. Otherwise we will be scattered across the face of the entire earth.”

Genesis 11:9

That is why its name was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.

Genesis 14:17

After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley).

2 Samuel 14:27

Absalom had three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.

Psalm 109:13

May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

Psalm 49:11

Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,

Isaiah 22:16

‘What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here? Why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here? He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place, he carves out his tomb on a cliff.

Jeremiah 22:30

The Lord says, “Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”

Daniel 4:30

The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”

Numbers 32:42

Then Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah after his own name.

1 Samuel 15:12

Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed, “Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself. Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal.”