After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Absalom was no sooner restored to court than he plotted the throne. He that bore his troubles with no humility became insufferably proud when they ended; the son of Jesse's son would not wait for succession but must wear the crown now. His heathen mother made him careless for Israel's peace, and David paid dearly for being unequally yoked with an unbeliever. When the king's favour came, gratitude should have moved him to oblige his father; instead he stole the people's hearts.
AI summary
Commenting on 2 Samuel 15:1-6
And it came to pass after this,.... After the reconciliation of David and Absalom, and the latter was admitted to court again: that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses; to make himself look grand and respectable among the people; perhaps he got these from his grandfather at Geshur in Syria: and fifty men to run before him; which added to his pomp and magnificence; and...
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. (a) Which were as a guard to set forth his estate.