David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.

But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”