"Nowtherefore, do not let my lordthe kingtakethe reportto heart,namely,'allthe king'ssonsare dead,'for onlyAmnonis dead."
Now Absalomhad fled.And the youngmanwho was the watchmanraisedhis eyesand looked,and behold,manypeoplewere comingfrom the roadbehindhim by the sideof the mountain.
So he saidto the king,"Let not my lordconsiderme guilty,norrememberwhatyour servantdidwrongon the daywhenmy lordthe kingcameout from Jerusalem,so that the kingwould take[it] to heart.
