Мидраш к Шмуэль Б 12:11

"Abshalom exalted himself with his hair," etc. Our Rabbis were taught Abshalom rebelled [against his father] through his hair, as it is said (II. Sam. 14, 25) And like Abshalom there was no man as handsome in all Israel, so that he was greatly praised. From the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head, there was no blemish on him. And when he shaved off [the hair of his head], and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it off because it was too heavy on him, he weiged the hair of his head at two hundred shekels by the king's weight. We are taught that this means, the weight was as one of those used among the Tiberians and Ziporians. Therefore was he hung by his hair, as it is said (Ib. 15, 9) And Abshalom happened to come before the servants of David. And Abshalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a big oak, and his head caught hold of the oak. It was taught in the school of R. Ishmael that he took his scissors and wanted to cut off his hair, but he at that moment saw Gehenna open under him [which frightened him] (Ib. 19, 1) And the king was much moved and he went up to the upper chamber of the gate and wept; and thus he said as he went, 'Oh, my son Abshalom, my son, my son Abshalom! I had died for thee. Oh, Abshalom, my son, my son!' But the king covered his face and the king cried with a loud voice. Oh, my son Abshalom, Oh! Abshalom, my son, my son!' These eight times, in which is mentioned My son for what purpose? Seven times it was for the purpose of bringing him forth from seven fires of Gehenna, the eighth one, was, according to some, for the purpose of connecting the head of Abshalom [which was cut off] to the body, and according to others it was for the purpose of bringing him into the future world. (Ib. 18, 18) Now Abshalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale, for he said: 'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it was called Abshalom's Monument, even until this day! What is the meaning of Abshalom has taken. Said Resh Lakish: "He purchased a bad bargain for himself." The pillar, which is in the king's vale. Said R. Chanina b. Papa: This [the word Aimek (vale)] means that if was caused by the deep council of the Universal King (Fol. 11) who said (Ib. 12, 11) I will raise up again this evil out of thy own house." Similarly is the following explained: (Gen. 37, 14) So he sent him out of the vale (aimek) of Hebron. Said R. Chanina b. Papa: "This was caused by the deep counsel of the Universal King, who said (Ib. 15, 13) Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land which is not theirs." (II Sam. 18, 18) For he said: 'I have no son.' Did he indeed not have a son? Behold, the passage says (Ib. 14, 27) And there were born unto Abshalom three sons and one daughter, whose name was Thamor. Said R. Isaac b. Abdimi: "The former passage means that he did not have a son fit to the royalty." R. Chisda said: "We have a tradition that whoever sets on fire his neighbor's crop, will not leave a son to inherit him, and Abshalom caused to set on fire the crop of Jo'ab, as it is written (Ib., ib., 30) He thereupon said unto his servants, 'See, Jo'ab's field is alongside of mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire."

(Ib. b) Further said R. Jochanan in the name of R. Simon b. Jochai: "A degenerate child in a man's house is worse than the war of Gog and Magog, for it is said (Ps. 3, 1.) A song of David, when he fled from before Abshalom, his son. Immediately after this is written. Lord! How numerous are my assailants! How many that rise up against me, while of the war of Gog and Magog it is written (Ib. 2, 1.) Wherefore do nations rage and people meditate vain things? But How numerous are my assailants is not stated [in connection with the war of Gog and Magog]." A song of David, when he fled from Abshaalom his son (Ib.) It should have been said, A lamentation of David? R. Simon b. Jochai said: "Unto what can David's incident be likened? Unto a man against whom a large note was brought forth to be paid; before he paid it he felt grieved and sorrowful, but after he had paid it, he rejoiced. So was David — since the Holy One. praised be He! said to him (II Sam. 12, 11.) Behold! I will raise up against thee evil out of thy own house; he felt grieved, for he feared it would be a slave or a bastard who would have no mercy on him. But when he saw it was Abshalom [his own son] he was glad and composed a song."

V) And Adrammelekh and Śaretser [his sons] struck him down with the sword (II Kings 19:37). What is written within, but not read on the margin: And Adrammelekh and Śaretser struck him down. But that does not let us know who had struck him down, whether their sons or others, so his sons is suspended on the margins to let all those on earth know the vengeance of God against him, and to fulfill regarding him Behold I will raise a great evil against you from your own house (II Samuel 12:11).