After David mourned, he asked the Eternal One a question. David: Should I go up now to one of the cities of Judah? The Eternal indicated that he should go. David: Where should I go? Eternal One: Hebron.

So two whole years passed. It was the time of year when Absalom’s sheep were to be sheared, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons to feast at his estate at Baal-hazor, near Ephraim.