2 Samuel 19:9-15

9And all the people were quarreling throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, “1The king rescued us from the 2hands of our enemies and 3saved us from the 4hands of the Philistines, but now 5he has fled out of the land from Absalom. 10However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?”

11Then King David sent word to 6Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the word of all Israel has come to the king, even to his house? 12You are my brothers; 7you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ 13And say to 8Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? 9May God do so to me, and more so, if you will not be 10commander of the army 11for me continually, 12in place of Joab.’” 14So he turned the hearts of all the men of Judah 13as one man, so that they sent word to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.” 15The king then returned and came as far as the Jordan. And the men of Judah came to 14Gilgal in order to go to meet the king, to escort the king across the Jordan.