Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

Bible References

Oh that i

Judges 9:1
And Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem, to the relatives of his mother, and he said to them and to the house of his mother's father,
Proverbs 25:6
Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
Luke 14:8
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest [someone] more distinguished than you has been invited by him,

I would do

Proverbs 27:2
May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
2 Peter 2:19
promising them freedom [although they] themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also enslaved.