2 Samuel 15:6

And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

In Context

5And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

7And it came to pass + 15:7 Gr. from the end of, etc.after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 4:15I beheld all the living who were walking under the sun, with the second youth who shall stand up in each one's place.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:2-7

Absalom's Ambition. ( b. c. 1027.) 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed… Read the whole commentary →

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