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Joab fell on his face to the ground, prostrated himself and blessed the king. 'My lord king,' Joab said, 'today your servant knows that he has won your favour, since the king has done what his servant asked.' (2 Samuel 14, 22)
The king, however, said, 'Let him retire to his own house; he is not to appear in my presence.' So Absalom retired to his own house and was not received by the king. (2 Samuel 14, 24)
When he cut his hair -- he shaved it once a year because his hair got too heavy -- he would weigh the hair: two hundred shekels, king's weight. (2 Samuel 14, 26)
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without being received by the king. (2 Samuel 14, 28)
Absalom then summoned Joab, intending to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. He sent for him a second time, but still he would not come. (2 Samuel 14, 29)
Absalom replied to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you: Come here, so that I can send you to the king to say, "Why come back from Geshur? Better for me to have been there still!" Now I want to be received by the king, and if I am guilty, let him put me to death!' (2 Samuel 14, 32)
Joab went to the king and told him this. He then summoned Absalom, who prostrated himself with his face to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom. (2 Samuel 14, 33)
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate; and whenever a man with some lawsuit had to come before the king's tribunal, Absalom would call out to him and ask, 'Which town are you from?' If he answered, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.' (2 Samuel 15, 2)
then Absalom would say, 'Look, your case is sound and just, but not one of the king's deputies will listen to you.' (2 Samuel 15, 3)
Absalom acted like this with every Israelite who appealed to the king's tribunal, and so Absalom won the Israelites' hearts. (2 Samuel 15, 6)
When four years had gone by, Absalom said to the king, 'Allow me to go to Hebron and fulfil the vow which I have made to Yahweh; (2 Samuel 15, 7)
The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he set off and went to Hebron. (2 Samuel 15, 9)
