2 Samuel 15:2-6 ▼

2 And Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road. Then when anyone had a dispute which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom would call out to him and say, |What city are you from?| When he said, |Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,|

3 then Absalom would say to him, |Look, your matters are good and right; but there is no one from the king to hear you.|

4 And Absalom would say, |Oh that I were made judge in the land, then anyone who had a dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.|

5 It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

6 Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.