And Absalom said, Oh that I might be made judge in the land, so that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!
And it was so, when any man came near to bow down to him, he put forth his hand and took him and kissed him.
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;
Let another man praise you, and not your mouth; a stranger, and not your lips.
promising them liberty, they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom anyone has been overcome, even to this one he has been enslaved.
And I wish this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out!