2 Samuel 13:24

And Absalom came to the king ,.... At Jerusalem, to invite him in person:

and said, behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers ; persons employed in shearing his sheep: and this being a time of entertainment and joy:

let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants, go with thy servant ; he invited the king and the whole royal family to go with him to Baalhazor, and partake of the sheepshearing feast; for by "his servants" are not meant the king's domestic servants, his guard and retinue, but his sons, as appears by what follows.