And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
All Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:24 Go To 2 Samuel 14
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Face, though he lived in Jerusalem. (Calmet)
This was done, in order that he might enter seriously into himself, and avoid similar excesses. (Menochius)
He felt this privation more than exile. (Haydock)
