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. Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him, 'What city are you from?' The person would answer, 'I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.'