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!
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.
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Commenting on 2 Samuel 15:1-6
Absalom said, moreover,.... To the same persons, at the same time: oh that I were made judge in the land; by which it appears that he had no office under the king; partly either because of his crime, and so not thought fit, and partly because he appeared to be an ambitious aspiring man, and so it was thought not safe to put him into...
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! (c) Thus by slander, flattery and fair promises, the wicked seek preference.