It may be that he also condoned his bloody act of vengeance against his half brother Amnon on the grounds that in countries where polygamy is allowed, the honor of a sister is in the guardianship of her full brother, even more than in that of her father.
Since his two older brothers were dead at the time of his conspiracy to seize the throne, he felt his action was justified. It may be that he also condoned his bloody act of vengeance against his half brother Amnon on the grounds that in countries where polygamy is allowed, the honor of a sister is in the guardianship of her full brother, even more than in that of her father. FTP, name this third son of King David who died when he got his hair caught in the branches of a tree, whose name figures twice in the title of a novel by Faulkner.
Since his two older brothers were dead at the time of his conspiracy to seize the throne, he felt his action was justified.
{Absalom}