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Passage Lookup: 2 Samuel 15:1-6

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2 Samuel 15:1
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Now it came about after this that (C1)Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men (F1)to run ahead of him.
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2 Samuel 15:2
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And Absalom used to rise early and (C1)stand beside the road to the gate; and when any man who had a lawsuit was to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call out to him and say, "From what city are you?" And he would say, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
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2 Samuel 15:3
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Then Absalom would say to him, "See, (C1)your (F1)claims are good and right, but you have no one to listen to you on the part of the king."
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2 Samuel 15:4
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Moreover, Absalom would say, "(C1)Oh that someone would appoint me judge in the land, then every man who has a lawsuit or claim could come to me, and I would give him justice!"
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2 Samuel 15:5
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And whenever a man approached to prostrate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and (C1)kiss him.
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2 Samuel 15:6
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Absalom dealt this way with all Israel who came to the king for judgment; (C1)so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
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