2 Samuel 15:6-8

Easy-to-Read Version

⁶ Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to King David for judgment. In this way Absalom won the hearts of all the people of Israel.

Absalom Plans to Take David’s Kingdom

⁷ 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. ⁸ 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.’”