⁹ And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of ^[a]Zoheleth, which is by ^(A)En Rogel;^[b] he also invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

^17 (A)Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz ^(B)stayed at ^(C)En Rogel, for they dared not be seen coming into the city; so a female servant would come and tell them, and they would go and tell King David.

¹¹ And with Absalom went two hundred men ^(A)invited from Jerusalem, and they ^(B)went along innocently and did not know anything. ¹² Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, ^(C)David’s counselor, from his city—from ^(D)Giloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom ^(E)continually increased in number.

Absalom Murders Amnon

²³ And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom ^(A)had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king’s sons. ²⁴ Then Absalom came to the king and said, “Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

²⁵ But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you.” Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.

²⁶ Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.”

And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?” ²⁷ But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

⁷ Then the border went up toward ^(A)Debir from ^(B)the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at ^(C)En Rogel.