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Absalom Plans to Take David’s Kingdom

After four years,[a] Absalom said to King David, “Please let me go to Hebron to complete a special promise that I made to the Lord. I made that promise while I was still living in Geshur in Aram. I said, ‘If the Lord brings me back to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord in a special way.’”

King David said, “Go in peace.”

Absalom went to Hebron.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:7 four years This is found in several ancient versions. The standard Hebrew text has “40 years.”

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