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2 Samuel 15:1-7

2 Samuel 15:1 After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

2 Samuel 15:2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.”

2 Samuel 15:3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you.”

2 Samuel 15:4 Moreover Absalom would say, “Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.”

2 Samuel 15:5 And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him.

2 Samuel 15:6 In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:7 Now it came to pass after forty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please, let me go to Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord.


Gate: sha`ar {shah'-ar}

1) an opening, that is, door or entrance
a) space inside gate, public meeting place

Judgment: mishpat {mish-pawt'}

1) justice, ordinance
2) decision (in law)
a) right, privilege, due (legal)

Prayer:

Thank You Lord that You have let me stand in the gates of Your judgment.

I will not let my heart be stolen.

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