2 Samuel 15:5-7

Common English Bible

⁵ Whenever anyone came near to Absalom, bowing low out of respect, he would reach his hand out, grab them, and kiss them. ⁶ This is how Absalom treated every Israelite who came to the king seeking justice. This is how Absalom stole the hearts of the Israelites.

⁷ At the end of four^[a] years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron so I can fulfill a promise I made to the Lord.