Absalom Leads an Insurrection against David

15 Some time later Absalom managed to acquire^[a] a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.^{[b] 2} Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him, “What city are you from?” The person would answer, “I, your servant,^[c] am from one of the tribes of Israel.”