2 Samuel 15:9

9 "Go in peace," the king said. So Absalom left and went to Hebron.

2 Samuel 15:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:9

And the king said unto him, go in peace
He gave him leave to go, and wished happiness and prosperity might attend him:

so he arose and went to Hebron;
with a company of men, whose number is after mentioned.

2 Samuel 15:9 In-Context

7 At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go to Hebron so I can fulfill a promise I made to the LORD.

8 Your servant made this promise when I lived in Geshur, in Aram. I promised that if the LORD would bring me back to Jerusalem, then I would worship the LORD in Hebron."

9 "Go in peace," the king said. So Absalom left and went to Hebron.

10 But Absalom sent secret agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: "When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!'"

11 Two hundred invited guests went with Absalom from Jerusalem. They were innocent and knew nothing of this matter when they went.