From Tebah<n id="1" /> and Berothai, Hadadezer&#8217;s cities, King David took a great deal of bronze.p>

<p class="bodytext">So King David had him brought<n id="1" /> from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in<n id="2" /> Lo Debar.

He instructed the messenger as follows: &#8220;When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king&#8217;s sons along with him.p>

Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.p>

The king longed<n id="1" /> to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see<n id="1" /> Absalom.

Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.&#8221; Then Joab told her what to say.<n id="1" />p>

The king replied to her, &#8220;What do you want?&#8221;<n id="1" /> She answered, &#8220;I am a widow; my husband is dead.

<p class="bodytext">Then the king told the woman, &#8220;Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The king said, &#8220;Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won&#8217;t bother you again!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then the woman said, &#8220;Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.&#8221; He replied, &#8220;Tell me.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king&#8217;s face.

Absalom would then say to him, &#8220;Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate.<n id="1" /> But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.&#8221;

The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David<n id="1" /> refreshed himself.p>

<p class="bodytext"><v id="(19:2)" /> Joab was told, &#8220;The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.&#8221;

You are my brothers &#8211; my very own flesh and blood!<n id="1" /> Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?&#8217;

So the king said to Barzillai, &#8220;Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">When all the leaders<n id="1" /> of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them<n id="2" /> in Hebron before the <sc>Lordsc>. They designated<n id="3" /> David as king over Israel.

The king asked, &#8220;Is there not someone left from Saul&#8217;s family,<n id="1" /> that I may extend God&#8217;s kindness to him?&#8221; Ziba said to the king, &#8220;One of Jonathan&#8217;s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.&#8221;