The Life of Absalom*

• Absalom

• Start — 2 Samuel 3:3. The year of Absalom's birth is the year his older brother, Chileab, was born (2953) + 1 year (hypothesis) = 2954
• End — 2 Samuel 18:15. The year of Absalom's death (2978) is the year he rebelled against his father = 2978

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.