And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones — and all Israel fled every one to his own home — Absalom's body is cast into a pit and covered with a great heap of stones. The burial is shameful, contrasting with the proper honor due a prince. Yet Israel's flight indicates that the rebellion is broken: with Absalom's death, the army disperses. Each man returns home, ending the insurrection.

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