And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
All the people argued in all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king saved us from our enemies, and he also rescued us from the Philistines. But now, he has run away from the land because of Absalom."