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And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD. And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.-2 Samuel 15:1-12 ***David experienced relationship problems before and after he became the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, was the 1st king to reign over the Israelites in the Promised Land. Saul did not obey the commands of the Lord God. While Saul reigned, the Lord God sent Samuel, the priest, prophet and judge from the tribe of Levi, to anoint David to reign as king. After David killed and beheaded Goliath, the gigantic Philistine, and was successful on the battlefield, and the Israelite women sang of David higher in song than they sang of David, Saul was jealous and scared of David and wanted to kill David. Saul promised to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David. However, Merab was given in marriage by Saul to another man, and Saul's daughter Michal married David. After Michal helped David escape, Michal was given by Saul in marriage to another man. Years thereafter, Michal was reunited with David. When Michal criticized David after David danced before the Lord God as the ark of the covenant of the Lord was being brought into the City of David, the marital intimacy between David and Michal apparently stopped. During David's reign, Amnon, the son born to David and Ahinoam, raped Tamar, the daughter born to David and Maacah. Two years thereafter, Absalom, the son born to David and Maacah, gave the command for Amnon's death. Meanwhile, Absalom ran to Geshur, his maternal grandfather's kingdom in Syria (Aram). Three years after Absalom fled, David's nephew and Absalom's cousin Joab successfully brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. However, Absalom was not invited to visit David until Joab's successful plea to David. Four years after Joab's request, Absalom had himself proclaimed king and sent for Ahithophel, David's advisor. Ahithophel turned his back on David and joined Absalom. Over 900 years after Solomon, the 2nd son born to David and Bathsheba, became the 3rd king to reign over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the birth tribe of David and his descendants, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-11:43, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26