Rashi on the Former Prophets

And [an enfourage of] fifty men etc. All of them had their thighs removed and the heals of their feet cut out.

Avsholom rose early. Every morning.
From one of the tribes of Yisroel. From so and so tribe.

And I will judge him righteously. [Targum Yonosan translates:] "And I will judge him truthfully."

At the end of forty years. [After] Yisroel had asked Shmuel for a king this rebellion and weakening of the kingdom occurred.
I would like to go. To Chevron.
And fulfill the vows [of bringing sacrifices] Our Rabbis said, "[Avsholom wanted] to bring lambs from Chevron because there, the lambs were fat."

Invited and leaving in innovence. It is explained in the Yerushalmi tractate of Sotah that he [Avsholom] requested of his father that he [Dovid] write [a document] for him that any two people that he request go with him, should go. He [proceeded] to show it [the document] to two people here and afterwords to two other people and in this way to many.

Far away. [Targum Yonasan translates:] "in a far away place."

By him. Near him, He stood in place and they passed by.

With the king. With Avsholom.
Because you are a foreigner. We are fleeing without provisions and food, and because you are a foreigner you will not find people that will have pity on you.
And even if you are estranged [from Avsholom]. And even if you are exiled from the king [Avsholom] because you do not want to be with him, then return to your home because it is not good to go with me because you [just] came yesterday.

And should I today cause you to move with us. I have no place that I can settle you there to escape because I am going to where circumstances have me go each day. When I hear that the pursuers are here I flee here. And so Yonasan translates [the verse], "And if you are estranged [from Avsholom] you can go home" [as:] "And if you you are estranged go [back] to your city."
I will consider it kindness and truth. I will credit you the favor of kindness and truth that you have done for me.

"Go and pass" Together with the rest of the people now that you do not want to part from me.

And all the people were passing. From the king and onwards according to his location they are called passers by.

They set down. Like, "They stopped," [Yonasan translates:] "They stopped the Ark." They stood it off to one side and the people passed by because Dovid wanted it brought with him.
And Evyosor went off [to the side] until [all the people] finished etc. This is a shortened verse they set down the Ark of God until all the people finished travelling.
Evyosor went off [to the side]. That day he was removed from the Kohanite service. because He inquired of the Urim and Tumim but was not answered, Tzodok then replaced him. This is what we learned in Seder Olam in tractate Yuma.

If you see this [as right]. I you see this as a good idea, "return to the city etc.
Your two sons with you. It will be in their power to inform me what they hear in the king's palace. And based on what they inform me I can escape.

The heights of Mount Olives. On Mount Olives.
Was covered. "Covered" in the manner of mourners.
Covered. [Yonasan translates:] "Covered."

Dovid was told [by an informer]. Dovid was told by the informer.
Ruin. Ruin as we find "The tool talks too much".

Arrived at the summit. At the mountain's summit.
Where he used to bow down to Elokim. Where he used to bow down. When he used to come to Yerusholoyim he would see from that [vantage] point the tent in which the Ark was [placed] and he would bow down.

Previously, I was your father's servant. This is like [saying], Previously I was your father's servant. It is a verse that [must be] cut.

Was going to come to Yerosholoyim. Started thinking about coming to Yerusholoyim.