When a person approached to bow down to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him. Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for a settlement. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

When four[a] years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:7 Some LXX mss, Syr, Vg; other LXX mss, MT read 40

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