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Absalom provided himself with chariots, horses, and a retinue of
fifty.a 2Moreover, Absalom used to rise early and stand
alongside the road leading to the gate. If someone had a lawsuit
to be decided by the king, Absalom would call to him and say,
“From what city are you?” And when he replied, “Your servant is
of such and such a tribe of Israel,” 3Absalom would say to him,
“Your case is good and just, but there is no one to hear you in
the king’s name.” 4And he would continue: “If only I could be
appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a lawsuit to
be decided might come to me and I would render him justice.”
5Whenever a man approached him to show homage, he would extend
his hand, hold him, and kiss him. 6By behaving in this way
toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment,
Absalom was stealing the heart of Israel. Conspiracy in Hebron.
7After a period of f