2 Samuel 15:9

9 The king said, "Go in peace." So Absalom 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 After four years Absalom said to King David, "Please let me go to Hebron. I want to carry out my promise that I made to the Lord

8 while I was living in Geshur in Aram. I said, 'If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship him in Hebron.'"

9 The king said, "Go in peace." So Absalom went to Hebron.

10 But he sent secret messengers through all the tribes of Israel. They told the people, "When you hear the trumpets, say this: 'Absalom is the king at Hebron!'"

11 Absalom had invited two hundred men to go with him. So they went from Jerusalem with him, but they didn't know what he was planning.