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2 Samuel 15:3

Absalom
Words and speech

1 Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

2 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

4 And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

5 Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
KJV
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
WEB
Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”
ASV
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
DARBY
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.
BLB
And Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case [is] good and right, and there is none from the king to hear you.”
ÅB
sa Absalom til ham: Din sak er god og rett; men hos kongen er det ingen som hører på deg.
OTB
Da sa Absalom til ham, "Se, dine krav er gode og rettferdige, men det er ingen utpekt av kongen til å høre deg."
B1930
sa Absalom til ham: Din sak er god og rett; men hos kongen er det ingen som hører på dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:10

    Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

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  • Psalms 12:2

    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

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  • Proverbs 30:11

    There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

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  • 1 Peter 2:17

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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  • Proverbs 30:17

    As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

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  • Proverbs 12:2

    The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

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  • Acts 23:5

    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

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  • Numbers 16:13–14

    Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?

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