LEB(i)
3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king."
4 Then Absalom would say, "⌊Oh, that someone would⌋* appoint me as judge in the land, that ⌊anyone⌋* might come to me who had a legal dispute or a case, and I would give him justice."
5 It happened whenever anyone drew near to do obeisance to him, that he would stretch his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
6 Absalom did like this to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts* of the people of Israel.
7 It happened at the end of four* years that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to Yahweh in Hebron,
8 for your servant made a vow while I was staying in Geshur in Aram, saying, '⌊If Yahweh will indeed let me return⌋* to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.'"