2 Samuel 13:24-26

New International Version - UK

²⁴ Absalom went to the king and said, ‘Your servant has had shearers come. Will the king and his attendants please join me?’

²⁵ ‘No, my son,’ the king replied. ‘All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.’ Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.

²⁶ Then Absalom said, ‘If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.’

The king asked him, ‘Why should he go with you?’