Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case [is] good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king."
New American Standard Bible
Then Absalom would say to him, “See,
King James Version
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
Holman Bible
Absalom said to him, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.”
International Standard Version
Absalom would respond, "Look, your claims are valid and defensible, but nobody will listen to you on behalf of the king.
A Conservative Version
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right, but there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee.
American Standard Version
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
Amplified
Then Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king’s agent to listen to you.”
Bible in Basic English
And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.
Darby Translation
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee appointed by the king.
Julia Smith Translation
And Absalom will say to him, See, thy words good and straight, and none to hear to thee from the king.
King James 2000
And Absalom said unto him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man appointed of the king to hear you.
Modern King James verseion
And Absalom said to him, See! Your matters are good and right. But no listener from the king will hear you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
then said Absalom unto him, "See, thy matter is good and righteous, and yet no man is deputed of the king to hear thee."
NET Bible
Absalom would then say to him, "Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you."
New Heart English Bible
Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."
The Emphasized Bible
See! thy cause, is good and right, - but, to hear it, thou hast no one, from the king.
Webster
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear thee.
World English Bible
Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Absalom saith unto him, 'See, thy matters are good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'
Themes
Absalom » Facts concerning » The designing politician
Ambition » Instances of » Absalom
Candidate » Electioneering by, instance of, absalom
Demagogism » Instances of » Absalom
Diplomacy » Instances of » Absalom winning the people
Flattery » Instance of » By absalom
Politics » Instances of » Absalom, electioneering for the throne
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 15:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absalom Leads A Rebellion
2 Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood {beside} the road [at] the gate; {anyone} who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, "{Where are you from?}" And he would say, "Your servant [is] from one of the tribes of Israel." 3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case [is] good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king." 4 Then Absalom would say, "{Oh, that someone would} appoint me as judge in the land, that {anyone} might come to me who had a legal dispute or a case, and I would give him justice."
Cross References
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving you.
Exodus 21:17
" 'And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
Numbers 16:3
They were assembled in front of Moses and Aaron, and they said to them, "{You take too much upon yourselves}! All of the community is holy, every one of them, and Yahweh [is] in their midst, so why do you raise yourselves over the assembly of Yahweh?"
Numbers 16:13-14
Is it too little that you have brought us from a land that flows with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, and that you also appoint yourself as a ruler over us?
2 Samuel 8:15
David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
Psalm 12:2
They speak falseness {to each other}. [With] flattering lips, [with] {a double heart} they speak.
Proverbs 12:2
The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
Proverbs 30:11
[There is] a generation [that] will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye [that] mocks a father and scorns the obedience of a mother-- the ravens of the valley will peck it out, and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; {they violated} the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated [the] orphan and widow.
Daniel 11:21
And in his place a despicable person will arise on whom they have not conferred the majesty of [the] kingdom, and he will come in {without warning} and he will seize [the] kingdom by deceit.
Matthew 15:4
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'
Acts 23:5
And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil [of] a ruler of your people.'"
1 Peter 2:17
Honor all [people], love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.
2 Peter 2:10
and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold [and] arrogant, they do not tremble in awe [as they] blaspheme majestic beings,