2 Samuel 15:4-6

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⁴ Absalom would also say, “Oh, I wish someone would make me a judge in this country! Then I could help everyone who comes to me with a problem. I would help them get a fair solution to their problem.”

⁵ And if anyone came to Absalom and started to bow down to him, Absalom would treat him like a close friend—he would reach out and touch him and kiss him. ⁶ Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to King David for judgment. In this way Absalom won the hearts of all the people of Israel.