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2 Samuel 15:3
3Then Absalom would say, ‘I am sure that you are right. You deserve to receive justice. But the king has not given any of his officers authority to listen to you.’
2 Samuel 15:3 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you.”
Context of 2 Samuel 15:3
1Some time later, Absalom bought a chariot and some horses. He had 50 men who ran in front of the chariot to give him honour. 2Every day, he got up early in the morning. Then he went to stand at the side of the road near the city's gate. He called out to anyone who was bringing a problem for the king to judge. He would ask them, ‘Which town have you come from?’ Then the man would tell Absalom which tribe of Israel he belonged to. Then Absalom would say, ‘I am sure that you are right. You deserve to receive justice. But the king has not given any of his officers authority to listen to you.’ 4Absalom would also say, ‘I think that I should have authority to be a judge in Israel. Then when people have a problem to take to court, they could come to me. I would make sure that they receive justice.’ 5When anyone bent his body down low to give honour to Absalom, Absalom would reach out and pull the man towards him. He would kiss the man.
Read all of 2 Samuel 152 Samuel 15:3 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם רְאֵ֥ה דְבָרֶ֖ךָ טוֹבִ֣ים וּנְכֹחִ֑ים וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ אֵין־לְךָ֖ מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto him, Seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: behold!H7200
- thy mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · word: caseH1697
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and rightנָכֹחַnâkôach · straightforwardH5228
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- to hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:3
- Numbers 16:3They all came to Moses and Aaron and they said, ‘All the Israelites are special. The Lord has chosen all of us and he is with us all. So you should not say that you are better than the rest of the Lord's people.’
- Psalms 12:2Everybody tells lies to one another. When they say nice things, they do it to deceive their friends.
- Daniel 11:21The king who rules after him will be an evil man. He will not belong to the royal family, so he should not be the king. He will deceive people to make himself the king. It will happen at a time when people think that they are safe.
- 2 Peter 2:10God will certainly punish those people who want bad things for themselves. They do the wrong things that their bodies want to do. They do not want to obey anyone's authority. These false teachers are not afraid of what other people think about them. They think that they themselves are very important. They are not afraid to say many bad things against the great angels in heaven.
- 2 Samuel 8:15David ruled over all Israel. He did everything that was right and fair for all his people.
- Exodus 20:12Always respect your father and your mother. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you.
- Exodus 21:17If someone curses his father or his mother, you must punish him with death.
- Proverbs 30:11There are some people who curse their fathers. They do not bless their mothers.
- Ezekiel 22:7The people in the city do not respect their parents. They have been cruel to the foreigners who live among you. They have cheated widows and children who have no family.
- Matthew 15:4God's Law says: “You must love your father and mother and obey them.” God also said, “A person should die if he says bad things against his father or against his mother.”
- Acts 23:5Paul replied, ‘My brothers, I did not know that this man is the most important priest. Our Jewish law says, “Do not say bad things against the man who rules your people.” So I should not have said anything bad against him.’
- 1 Peter 2:17Respect all people. Love the believers as you would love your family. Obey God as your master. Respect the king.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3To flatter each man by pronouncing a favorable verdict in his case, to excite a sense of grievance and discontent by censuring the king for remissness in trying the causes brought before him by his subjects, and to suggest a sure and easy remedy for all such grievances, namely, to make Absalom king; all this, coupled with great affability and courtesy, which his personal beauty and high rank made all the more effective, were the arts by which Absalom…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-62-6. Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate--Public business in the East is always transacted early in the morning--the kings sitting an hour or more to hear causes or receive petitions, in a court held anciently, and in many places still, in the open air at the city gateway; so that, as those whose circumstances led them to wait on King David required to be in attendance on his morning levees, Absalom had to rise up early and stand…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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