A frequent misinterpretation portrays Absalom as a genuine reformer genuinely concerned with improving judicial access and efficiency under David, suggesting the king was negligent or unjust; in truth, Absalom's words were insincere flattery designed to deceive and seduce the people's hearts away from David as part of his treacherous plot to seize the throne, not a model for righteous governance.
II Samuel 15:3
King James Version (1769)
3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
This verse depicts Absalom's manipulative tactic in his rebellion against King David, where he intercepts people seeking judgment at the city gate, flatters them by affirming their causes as good and right, and subtly criticizes David's administration by claiming no official is appointed to hear them, thereby eroding loyalty to the king and building support for himself as a compassionate alternative.