2Sa 15:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2-3 : Absalom began to act like a judge. He stood at the city gate, where people came to settle disputes (2 Samuel 15:2 ). He asked everyone about their problems and told them their case was good. But then he complained that there was no one from the king to listen to them. He made the people feel like the government did not care about them and that only he could help. This was not true, but Absalom wanted people to think only he could bring justice.

‏ 2 Samuel 15:2

v. 2-3: Absalom began to act like a judge. He stood at the city gate, where people came to settle disputes (2 Samuel 15:2 ^a). He asked everyone about their problems and told them their case was good. But then he complained that there was no one from the king to listen to them. He made the people feel like the government did not care about them and that only he could help. This was not true, but Absalom wanted people to think only he could bring justice.