2 Samuel

  • Absalom’s Revolt

  • |2 Samuel 15:1| After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run before him. a

  • |2 Samuel 15:2| He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. b Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, “What city are you from?” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

  • |2 Samuel 15:3| Absalom said to him, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.”

  • |2 Samuel 15:4| He added, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land. Then anyone who had a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would make sure he received justice.”

  • |2 Samuel 15:5| When a person approached to bow down to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him.

  • |2 Samuel 15:6| Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for a settlement. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • |2 Samuel 15:7| When four 1 years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.

  • |2 Samuel 15:8| For your servant made a vow when I lived in Geshur of Aram, c saying: If the LORD really brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.” 2 d

  • |2 Samuel 15:9| “Go in peace,” the king said to him. e So he went to Hebron.

  • |2 Samuel 15:10| Then Absalom sent messengers throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!’” f


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