# See now, your servant The phrase "See now" indicates that what follows is a polite request for the hearer to pay attention. "Please listen carefully: your servant" # your servant Absalom is calling himself "your servant" to show respect. # has sheep shearers It was customary for people in Israel to have a party after they had sheared their sheep. # may the king Although he is talking to his father the king, he calls him "the king" instead of "you" to show respect for him.