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Absalom Leads a Rebellion
15 It happened afterward that Absalom made himself a chariot with horses and fifty men running before him. 2 Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood beside[fn] the roadat the gate; anyone[fn] who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, “Where are you from?”[fn] And he would say, “Your servantis from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king.” 4 Then Absalom would say, “Oh, that someone would[fn] appoint me as judge in the land, thatanyone[fn] might come to me who had a legal dispute or a case, and I would give him justice.” 5 It happened whenever anyone drew near to do obeisance to him, that he would stretch his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. 6 Absalom did like this to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts[fn] of the people of Israel.
7 It happened at the end of four[fn] yearsthat Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to Yahweh in Hebron, 8 for your servant made a vow while I was staying in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If Yahweh will indeed let me return[fn] to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.’ ” 9 Then the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he got up and went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent scouts throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall shout ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!’ ” 11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom as invited guests, going in their innocence as they did not know anything. 12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. The conspiracy grew in strength,[fn] and the peoplewere going and increasing[fn] with Absalom.
?:? Literally “on hand of”
?:? Literally “every man”
?:? Literally “Where from this city are you?”
?:? Literally “Who will …?”
?:? Literally “every man”
?:? Hebrew “heart”
?:? So LXX, followed by Syriac and Vulgate; MT has “forty”
?:? Literally (following Qere) “If returning Yahweh will return me”
?:? Literally “became strong”
?:? Literally “many”
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