Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.”
Absalom is no sooner restored to his place at court than he aims to be in the throne. He that was unhumbled under his troubles became insufferably proud when they were over; and he cannot be content with the honour of being the king's son, and the prospect of being his successor, but he must be king now.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 15:1-6
And Absalom said unto him,.... After some further talk, and finding he had a suit at law to bring on, and either seeing it drawn up in writing, or hearing his account of it, at once declared, without hearing the other party: see, thy matters are good and right; thy cause is a good cause, and if it could be heard by proper persons there...
2Sa 15:1-3 Absalom seeks to secure the people’s favour. - 2Sa 15:1. Soon afterwards (this seems to be the meaning of כּן מאחרי as distinguished from כּן אהרי; cf. 2Sa 3:28) Absalom set up a carriage (i.e., a state-carriage; cf.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 15:1-3