Prepared — As being the king's eldest son, now Amnon was dead; for Chileab, who was his eldest brother, 2 Samuel 3:3, was either dead, or incapable of the government. And this course he knew would draw the eyes of the people to him, and make them conclude that David intended him for his successor.
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2 Samuel 15:1
1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.