⁵³ So King Solomon sent, and they took him down from the altar. And he came and gave honour to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.

² On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

²⁴ And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

²⁸ For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

¹⁶ And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

³¹ Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

³⁶ Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

²¹ My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions: