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¹ Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."

² The king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" And the woman answered, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me; he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.

³ In order to change the appearance of things [between Absalom and you, his father] your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth."

⁴ Then the king said to Joab, "Listen, I will most certainly do this thing; now go, bring back the young man Absalom."

⁵ Joab bowed his face toward the ground and lay himself down and blessed the king. Then Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has done the request of his servant."

⁶ So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

⁷ However, the king said, "Let him go to his own house, and do not let him see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king's face.

⁸ Now in all Israel there was no man as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised [for that]; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

⁹ When he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of each year he cut it, because its weight was heavy on him) he weighed the hair of his head at[4]200 shekels by the king's weight.

¹⁰ To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter whose name was[5] Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.

¹¹ Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without seeing the king's face.

¹² So Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him; even when he sent again a second time, he [still] would not come.

¹³ Therefore Absalom said to his servants, "See, Joab's property is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

¹⁴ Then Joab[6] took action and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, "Why did your servants set my field on fire?"

¹⁵ Absalom answered Joab, "I sent for you, saying, 'Come here, so that I may send you to the king to ask, "Why have I come [back] from Geshur? It would be better for me to still be there."' Now then, let me see the king's face, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death."

¹⁶ So Joab came to the king and told him. Then David called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.

¹⁷ After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.

¹⁸ He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, "From what city are you?" And he would say, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."

¹⁹ Then Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king's agent to listen to you."

²⁰ Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were appointed judge in the land! Then every man who had a dispute could come to me and I would get justice for him."

²¹ And whenever a man approached to bow down before him, he would put out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.

²² This is how Absalom dealt with everyone in Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

²³ And after[1] four years, Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the LORD at[2] Hebron [my birthplace].

²⁴ For your servant made a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram (Syria), 'If the LORD will in fact bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord [by offering a sacrifice of thanksgiving].'"

²⁵ And [David] the king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron.

²⁶ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'"

²⁷ Then two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited [as guests to his sacrificial feast] went with Absalom. They went innocently and knew nothing [about his plan against David].

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1	Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
2	The king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" And the woman answered, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me; he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.
3	In order to change the appearance of things [between Absalom and you, his father] your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth."
4	Then the king said to Joab, "Listen, I will most certainly do this thing; now go, bring back the young man Absalom."
5	Joab bowed his face toward the ground and lay himself down and blessed the king. Then Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has done the request of his servant."
6	So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
7	However, the king said, "Let him go to his own house, and do not let him see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king's face.
8	Now in all Israel there was no man as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised [for that]; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
9	When he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of each year he cut it, because its weight was heavy on him) he weighed the hair of his head at[4]200 shekels by the king's weight.
10	To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter whose name was[5] Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.
11	Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without seeing the king's face.
12	So Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him; even when he sent again a second time, he [still] would not come.
13	Therefore Absalom said to his servants, "See, Joab's property is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
14	Then Joab[6] took action and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, "Why did your servants set my field on fire?"
15	Absalom answered Joab, "I sent for you, saying, 'Come here, so that I may send you to the king to ask, "Why have I come [back] from Geshur? It would be better for me to still be there."' Now then, let me see the king's face, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death."
16	So Joab came to the king and told him. Then David called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
17	After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
18	He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, "From what city are you?" And he would say, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
19	Then Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king's agent to listen to you."
20	Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were appointed judge in the land! Then every man who had a dispute could come to me and I would get justice for him."
21	And whenever a man approached to bow down before him, he would put out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
22	This is how Absalom dealt with everyone in Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
23	And after[1] four years, Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the LORD at[2] Hebron [my birthplace].
24	For your servant made a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram (Syria), 'If the LORD will in fact bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord [by offering a sacrifice of thanksgiving].'"
25	And [David] the king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron.
26	But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'"
27	Then two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited [as guests to his sacrificial feast] went with Absalom. They went innocently and knew nothing [about his plan against David].

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