I will attack him while he is weak and weary, throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you’re seeking, all[a] the people will be at peace.” This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:3 LXX reads to you as a bride returns to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all

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