Then I observed all those who live and walk under the sun, follow the youth who will replace the king.
Absalom acted this way toward every Israelite who came to the king for a judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
He went from prison to a throne, although in his eventual kingdom he was born in poverty.
There was no limit to all the people, to all who were before him. But all those who were to come later would not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.