Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageBut Absalom sent secret agents throughout all the tribes of Israel with this message: 'The moment you hear the trumpet blast, shout out: "Absalom is king in Hebron!"'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GBut Avshalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Yisra'el with this message: 'When you hear the sound of the shofar, declare: "Avshalom is king in Chevron!"'
KJV
King James VersionBut Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThen Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
Footnotes
The *shofar* (ram's horn) was the instrument of royal proclamation — the same sound that accompanied legitimate coronations (cf. 1 Kgs. 1:34, 39). Absalom is staging a sonic coup, hijacking the ceremonial register of kingship. Chevron/Hebron is the choice of a politically astute rebel: it was the original capital of Judah, where David was first anointed (2 Sam. 2:4). FOG preserves *shofar* for its covenantal weight; FOG Message uses 'trumpet blast' for visceral immediacy.