² And Absalom used to rise early and ^(A)stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a case to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

²⁴ Now ^(A)David was sitting between the two gates; and ^(B)the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked, and behold, a man running by himself.