2 Samuel 15:4-6 ▼

4 And 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.”

5 Whenever a man approached him to show homage, he would extend his hand, hold him, and kiss him.

6 By behaving in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, Absalom was stealing the heart of Israel.