World English Bible

2 Samuel 15:5

“It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.”

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 15

Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.

Absalom said moreover, "Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!

It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.

David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.