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Absalom did this to everyone who sought justice from the king; and in this way, he made himself the favorite of the people of Israel.

When four[a] years had passed, Absalom went to his father the king.

Absalom: My king, please let me go to Hebron and satisfy the vow I made to the Eternal One. I made a promise when I lived at Geshur in Aram: “If ever the Eternal will bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will go and serve Him [in Hebron.]”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:7 Hebrew manuscripts read, “40”; some manuscripts read, “40 days.”
  2. 15:8 Hebrew manuscripts omit this portion.

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