2 Samuel 15:1 meaning and explanation

Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

2 Samuel 15:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Absalom, David's son, had returned to Jerusalem after killing his half brother Amnon and living in exile, but he was not restored to his father's presence. Here he begins to act like a king, acquiring a chariot, horses and fifty runners, the very display of royal power that Samuel had warned kings would demand.

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