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2 And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the king's gate; and it was so that when any man had a case to be tried before the king, then Absalom called him to him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said to him, I see your arguments are good and just; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear you. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made a judge in the land, that every man who has a lawsuit or a cause might come to me, and I would do him justice! 5 And whenever a man arose to do him obeisance, he held him by his hand and kissed him. 6 And in this manner did Absalom to all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 2 Samuel 15:2-6, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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