483 Family Disputes and National Revolts to present a staged trial before the king, which is designed eventu - ally to exonerate Absalom, and bring him back to Jerusalem as the future successor . It reminds the reader of Nathan’s staged trial . The reader may suspect that Absalom’s return not only does not solve the problem, but is going to pour oil on the fire . The woman is supposed to present a legal case in which she will urge the king for a verdict exonerating her son who killed his own brother, which is reminiscent of the story of Cain who killed Abel and was punished by the Lord to be exiled, but not put to death Gen 4 : 1 – 16 ; cf . L . L . Lyke 1997 : 25 – 41 ) . Another precedent where ( a king ( Saul ) is forced to exonerate his successor son ( Jonathan ) from his own death verdict may be found in the episode of the battle of Michmas ( 1 Sam 14 : 36 – 45 ) . The wise woman is instructed by Joab how to appear and play her staged role as a widow who is going to lose her son b...
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