2 Samuel 18:18
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a 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 is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 14:27 states Absalom had three sons — contrasting his claim in 18:18 of having no son, making his monument ironic.
Genesis 11:4 shows people building a tower to make a name for themselves — same motive as Absalom's monument.
1 Samuel 15:12 shows Saul setting up a monument for himself — parallel to Absalom's self-glorifying pillar. Both acts of pride.
Job 18:17 says the wicked's memory perishes — exactly the fate Absalom tried to avoid with his monument.
Psalm 109:13 curses the wicked with no posterity and a blotted-out name — what happened to Absalom despite his pillar.
In Isaiah 22:16, Sheba hews a tomb for himself—a clear parallel of self-honoring memorial rebuked by God.
Psalm 49:11 describes those who name lands after themselves — like Absalom's monument — yet they perish.
Genesis 14:17 identifies the King's Valley as the meeting place after battle — same location as Absalom's pillar.
In Genesis 28:18, Jacob sets up a pillar as a memorial of God's revelation—contrasting with Absalom's self-glorifying monument.
In Genesis 35:20, Jacob erects a pillar on Rachel's grave for a loved one—unlike Absalom's self-monument.
Jeremiah 22:30 declares a king childless in legacy — similar to Absalom's lack of a son to carry his name.