^{3 Ref} And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

^{4 Ref} And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

^{5 Ref} And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

^{6 Ref} And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

^{7 Ref} Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

^{8 Ref} For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.