And Shimeon blessed them, and said unto Miryam his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Yisrael; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
And he left the oxen, and ran after Eliyah-yahu, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
So Yoav came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Avshalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Avshalom.
And the king said to Avshalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
Then David returned to bless his household. And Mikhal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Yisrael to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.