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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:3

1In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. 2He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.” 4And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.” 5Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, 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 as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”
• Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
• Daniel 11:21“He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.
• 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
• 2 Samuel 8:15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Exodus 21:17“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.
• Proverbs 30:11“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
• Ezekiel 22:7In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
• Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
• Acts 23:5Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
• 1 Peter 2:17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, 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