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The final battle between David and his rebellious son begins. Before long Absalom’s troops are in disarray and he is caught by the head in a large old tree. Despite being given very different orders, Joab executes him. David is very upset and his grief makes him lose perspective. In the end his commander Joab tells him to ‘snap out of it’ and get back to leading his kingdom. In this section we meet some interesting guys: Absalom the rebel, David the depressed, Ahimaaz the messageless messenger, Barzillai the benevolent and much-obliged Mephibosheth. We also