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

1After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. 2He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe. 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. 4I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!” 5When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.

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 united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the Lord, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the Lord’s people?”
• Psalms 12:2Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
• Daniel 11:21“The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue.
• 2 Peter 2:10He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling.
• 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Exodus 21:17“Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death.
• Proverbs 30:11Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.
• Ezekiel 22:7Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.
• Matthew 15:4For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
• Acts 23:5“I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’”
• 1 Peter 2:17Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and 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

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