2 Samuel 15:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate.  Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, ‘What city are you from? ’ If he replied, ‘Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And [he] rose up early and stood beside the gateway; and when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, Of what city are you? And he would say, Your servant is of such and such a tribe of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Common English Bible

² Absalom would get up early and stand by the side of the road that went through the city gate. Whenever anyone had a lawsuit to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, “What city are you from?” When the person said, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And rising up in the morning, Absalom was standing beside the entrance of the gate. And when there was any man who had a dispute that might go before the king's judgment, Absalom would call him to him, and would say, "Which city are you from?" And responding, he would say, "I am your servant, from a certain tribe of Israel."

2 Samuel 15:2 Cross References

Genesis 34:20

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city  and spoke to the men of their city.

2 Samuel 19:8

So the king got up and sat in the city gate,  and all the people were told, ‘Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.’ Then they all came into the king’s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

2 Chronicles 10:7

They replied, ‘If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants for ever.’

Job 24:14

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.

Exodus 18:14

When Moses’s father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked, ‘What is this you’re doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening? ’

Exodus 18:16

Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I make a decision between one man and another. I teach them God’s statutes and laws.’

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Proverbs 4:16

For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Daniel 11:21

‘In his place a despised  person will arise; royal honours will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace  , and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

Matthew 27:1

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.

Deuteronomy 17:8

‘If a case is too difficult for you #– #concerning bloodshed,  lawsuits,  or assaults   #– #cases disputed at your city gates,  then go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the gate of the town  and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz said, ‘Come over here  and sit down.’ So he went over and sat down.