2. और अबशालोम सवेरे उठकर फाटक के मार्ग के पास ख्ड़ा हाआ करता था; और जब जब कोई मु ई राजा के पास न्याय के लिये आता, तब तब अबशालोम उसको पुकारके पूछता था, तू किय नगर से आता है?
2. Moreover, Absalom used to rise early and stand alongside the road leading to the gate. If someone had a lawsuit to be decided by the king, Absalom would call to him and say, 'From what city are you?' And when he replied, 'Your servant is of such and such a tribe of Israel,'