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NATHANIEL A JONES

The Son at the Gate · Book 3

The Oak of Absalom

His hair caught in the oak. The kingdom caught its breath.

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Deep in the forest of Ephraim, the armies of father and son collide in blood. Absalom, caught by his long hair in an oak's branches, dies in the chaos—and the king's roar of grief shakes an empire and haunts the rest of his reign.

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Absalom

David's beautiful, charismatic son, the wounded prince who becomes a rival for the throne. At the city gate he listens to every petitioner his father's kingdom has failed—and steals the hearts of Israel.

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David

The king who survived Saul's pursuit, unprepared for an enemy from his own house. Fatherhood and justice collide as his son turns against him.

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