Absalom and Achitophel advice of the double agent Hushai over the good advice of Achitophel. Achitophel, realising that the rebellion is doomed to failure, goes home and hangs himself. Absalom is killed (against David's explicit commands) after getting caught by his hair in the thick branches of a great oak tree: "His head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on" (NRSV 2 Sam. 18:9). The death of his son, Absalom, causes David enormous personal grief. A second allegory in the poem, beginning on line 425, is the
David Hair David Hair David Hair is a successful international author from New Zealand who has written four fantasy series: Aotearoa, The Return of Ravana, The Moontide Quartet and his latest which incorporates adult themes, The Sunsurge Quartet. His first novel, The Bone Tiki, was published in 2009. David is Married to Kerry Greig, a successful diplomatic representative from New Zealand who with David has lived in postings throughout Asia and the south pacific including Australia. David has two children, Brendan and Melissa Hair from his first marriage. His most popular novel, according to WorldCat Mage's Blood, is held in 800 libraries.