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. And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.