2 Samuel 15:3

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

1Soon after this, Absalom acquired a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run ahead of him. 2Absalom used to get up early and stand by the road leading to the city gate. When anyone had a case to be tried by King David, Absalom would ask, “Which city are you from?” After the person had told him which tribe in Israel he was from, Absalom would say, “Your case is good and proper, but the king hasn’t appointed anyone to hear it.” 4He would add, “I wish someone would make me judge in the land. Then anyone who had a case to be tried could come to me, and I would make sure that he got justice.” 5When anyone approached him and bowed down, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him.

2 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 came together to confront Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You’ve gone far enough! Everyone in the whole community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”
• Psalms 12:2All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
• Daniel 11:21“A contemptible person will take his place. He will not be given royal splendor. He will invade when people are feeling secure, and he will seize the kingdom using false promises.
• 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow their corrupt nature along the path of impure desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant. They aren’t afraid to insult the ⌞Lord’s⌟ glory.
• 2 Samuel 8:15So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Exodus 21:17“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
• Proverbs 30:11A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.
• Ezekiel 22:7People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.
• Matthew 15:4For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’
• Acts 23:5Paul answered, “Brothers, I didn’t know that he is the chief priest. After all, Scripture says, ‘Don’t speak evil about a ruler of your people.’ ”
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love your brothers and sisters in the faith. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:3

• Absalom
• Ambition
• Candidate
• Demagogism
• Diplomacy
• Electioneering
• Flattery
• Politics
• Popularity
• Usurpation

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Appoint
• Barefoot
• Hear
• Prepare
• Steal
• Turn
• Bible, the
• David
• Decision

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