2 Samuel 13:24-26

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁴ Then he went to the king and said, ‘Your servant has just hired sheep-shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with your servant? ’

²⁵ The king replied to Absalom, ‘No, my son, we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.’ Although Absalom urged him, he wasn’t willing to go, though he did bless him.

²⁶ ‘If not,’ Absalom said, ‘please let my brother Amnon go with us.’

The king asked him, ‘Why should he go with you? ’