^{13 Ref} And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, `The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.'

^{14 Ref} And David saith to all his servants who `are' with him in Jerusalem, `Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

^{15 Ref} And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants `do'.'