1. Soon after this, Absalom acquired a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run ahead of him.
2. Absalom used to get up early and stand by the road leading to the city gate. When anyone had a case to be tried by King David, Absalom would ask, “Which city are you from?”After the person had told him which tribe in Israel he was from,
3. Absalom would say, “Your case is good and proper, but the king hasn’t appointed anyone to hear it.”
4. He would add, “I wish someone would make me judge in the land. Then anyone who had a case to be tried could come to me, and I would make sure that he got justice.”