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.”