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Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no one assigned to you by the king to hear you.” Moreover, Absalom would say, “If only I were appointed judge in the land, then every man who has any suit or case would come to me, and I would get him justice!” Also, whenever anyone approached to bow to him, he would stretch his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.

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Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.”(A) And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land!(B) Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”

Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.

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