2 Samuel 15:5-13

5Also, whenH1961 anyoneH376 approachedH7126 to bow downH7812 to him, Absalom would reach outH7971 his handH3027, take holdH2388 of him, and kissH5401 him. 6AbsalomH53H1697 didH6213 thisH2088 to allH3605 the IsraelitesH3478 whoH834 cameH935 toH413 the kingH4428 for justiceH4941. In this way heH53 stoleH1589 the heartsH3820 of the menH582 of IsraelH3478.

7AfterH7093 fourH7051 yearsH8141 had passedH1961, AbsalomH53 saidH559 toH413 the kingH4428, “PleaseH4994 let me goH1980 to HebronH2275 to fulfillH7999 a vowH5088 I have madeH5087 to the LORDH3068. 8ForH3588 your servantH5650 madeH5087 a vowH5088 while dwellingH3427 in GeshurH1650 of AramH758, sayingH559: ‘IfH518 indeedH7725 the LORDH3068 brings me backH7725 to JerusalemH3389, I will worshipH5647 the LORDH3068 in Hebron.’2”

9“GoH1980 in peaceH7965,” saidH559 the kingH4428. So Absalom got upH6965 and wentH1980 to HebronH2275.

10Then AbsalomH53 sentH7971 spiesH7270 throughoutH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 with this messageH559: “When you hearH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782, you are to sayH559, ‘AbsalomH53 reignsH4427 in HebronH2275!’”

11Two hundredH3967 menH376 from JerusalemH3389 accompaniedH1980H854 AbsalomH53. They had been invited as guestsH7121 and they went alongH1980 innocentlyH8537, for they knewH3045 nothingH3808 aboutH3605 the matterH1697. 12While Absalom was offeringH2076 the sacrificesH2077, he sent forH7971 AhithophelH302 the GiloniteH1526, David’sH1732 counselorH3289, to come from his hometownH5892 of GilohH1542.

So the conspiracyH7195 gainedH1961 strengthH533, and Absalom’sH53 followingH5971 keptH1980 increasingH7227H854.

13Then a messengerH5046 cameH935 toH413 DavidH1732 and reportedH559, “The heartsH3820 of the menH376 of IsraelH3478 areH1961 withH310 AbsalomH53.”