David's long-haired son who murdered Amnon, rebelled against David and was slain by Joab as he hung by his hair from a tree.

• A. Adonijah
• B. Ish-bosheth
• C. Solomon
• D. Absalom

Answer: (D)

Absalom is the figure described. He was one of David’s sons known for his striking long hair, who killed his sister Tamar’s attacker Amnon in revenge. He later led a rebellion against David in an attempt to seize the throne, and in the defeat of that revolt he was slain by Joab when his hair became snagged in a tree, leaving him hanging as Joab dealt with him. The other names refer to different figures in David’s or Israel’s history—Adonijah later tried to seize the throne in David’s later years, Ish-bosheth was Saul’s son who briefly ruled in the north, and Solomon was another of David’s sons who became king after David. The sequence of murder, rebellion, and death by Joab hanging in a tree matches Absalom.