# Look now This is a phrase used to draw someone's attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: "Listen" # 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.