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Absalom turns against King David

15 Some time later, Absalom bought a chariot and some horses. He had 50 men who ran in front of the chariot to give him honour. Every day, he got up early in the morning. Then he went to stand at the side of the road near the city's gate. He called out to anyone who was bringing a problem for the king to judge. He would ask them, ‘Which town have you come from?’ Then the man would tell Absalom which tribe of Israel he belonged to.

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