Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for a settlement. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

When four[a] years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. For your servant made a vow when I lived in Geshur of Aram,(A) saying: If the Lord really brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:7 Some LXX mss, Syr, Vg; other LXX mss, MT read 40
  2. 2 Samuel 15:8 Some LXX mss; MT omits in Hebron

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