Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, king of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He'd no sons. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom. Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim Wood. Murder of Amnon After his sister Tamar's raped by David's eldest son, Amnon, Absalom, after waiting two years, avenged her by sending his servants to murder Amnon at a feast to which he'd invited all the king's sons. A… (More on Absalom)