2 Samuel 15:1-6

1 Rebelión de Absalón
Después Absalón compró un carruaje y caballos, y contrató a cincuenta guardaespaldas para que corrieran delante de él.

2 Cada mañana se levantaba temprano e iba a la puerta de la ciudad. Cuando la gente llevaba un caso al rey para que lo juzgara, Absalón le preguntaba de qué parte de Israel era, y la persona le mencionaba a qué tribu pertenecía.

3 Entonces Absalón le decía: «Usted tiene muy buenos argumentos a su favor. ¡Es una pena que el rey no tenga disponible a nadie para que los escuche!

4 Qué lástima que no soy el juez; si lo fuera, todos podrían traerme sus casos para que los juzgara, y yo les haría justicia».

5 Cuando alguien trataba de inclinarse ante él, no lo permitía. En cambio, lo tomaba de la mano y lo besaba.

6 Absalón hacía esto con todos los que venían al rey por justicia, y de este modo se robaba el corazón de todo el pueblo de Israel.

2 Samuel 15:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 15

This chapter relates how that Absalom by various artful methods stole away the hearts of the people of Israel, 2Sa 15:1-6; that pretending a vow he had made, he got leave of the king to go to Hebron to perform it, 2Sa 15:7-9; where he formed a considerable conspiracy, 2Sa 15:10-12; of which David having information, thought it advisable to depart from Jerusalem, both for his own safety, and the good of the city, which he did with his family, and guards, and much people, 2Sa 15:13-18; though he would have persuaded Ittai the Gittite to have returned, but could not prevail upon him, 2Sa 15:19-23; however, he sent back the priests and the Levites with the ark, lest any harm should come to that, 2Sa 15:24-29; and as he and the people went up the mount of Olives weeping, it was told him that Ahithophel was among the conspirators, on which he put up a prayer that his counsel might be infatuated, 2Sa 15:30,31; and Hushai the Archite coming to him at that juncture, he sent him back to Jerusalem to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, and to send him word by the priests what he should hear there from time to time, 2Sa 15:32-37.