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GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE UNDER KINGS
Ammon

made up his mind to become king in David's place. He surrounded him­ self with a body­ guard of fty men a n d tted them out with horses and chari ots. When discon- tented peop1e came to Jerusa­ lem to plead their cases before the k i ng and obtain his j u d g m e n t , Absa1om pre­ tended that hewas their friend. If the king decided against them, it was Absalom who took their part and told them
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THE EXTENT OF ISRAEL UND DAVID AND ABSALO
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that, if he were king, their wrongs would be righted. Meanwhile, Absalom was very busy preparing to lead a revolt against David. He obtained his father's permission to go to Hebron, a city a few miles south of Jerusalem, where he had been born.. There, likewise,
David had rst been proclaimed king.
The reason that Absalom gave for wanting to go