Commentary for Sanhedrin 138:8
בעבור (כי) ה' (אהבו) וכתיב (שמואל ב יג, כג) ויהי לשנתים ימים ויהיו גוזזים לאבשלום וכתיב (שמואל ב יג, לח) ואבשלום ברח וילך גשורה
and it is written, [vii] And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord in Hebron; and it is written,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XV, 7. ');"><sup>13</sup></span> [viii] And when Ahitophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home to his house, to his city and put his household in order, and hanged himself;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XVII, 23. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
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