3 Then Absalom would say, "You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:3

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:1-6

(Read 2 Samuel 15:1-6)

David allows Absalom's pomp. Those parents know not what they do, who indulge a proud humour in their children: many young people are ruined by pride. And those commonly are most eager for authority who least understand its duties.