² And Absalom rose up early, and stood hard by the entering in of the gate: and every man that had any ^[a]matter, and came to the king for judgment, him did Absalom call unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he answered, Thy servant is of one of the ^[b]tribes of Israel.

³ Then Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.