2 Samuel 15:3 - Plain English Version

³ Then Absalom used to lie to them and say, “Listen to me. You are right. That other person did wrong to you. My father is the big boss, but he is too busy to listen to everybody. He doesn’t have working men to sort out all your problems.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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 Bible - Classic Edition

³ Absalom would say to him, Your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king's agent to hear you.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

Common English Bible

³ then Absalom would say to him, “No doubt your claims are correct and valid, but the king won’t listen to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And Absalom would answer him: "Your words seem good and just to me. But there is no one appointed by the king to hear you." And Absalom would say:

2 Samuel 15:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:4

I should be the judge in this country. I am fair to everybody. I will treat everybody the same way. If somebody comes to me with a problem, I will sort it out for them.” That’s what Absalom used to say to the people.

Acts 23:5

Paul said, “I’m sorry, friends. I didn’t know that he is the big boss of our Jewish ceremonies. I know that Moses wrote in our Jewish law, ‘Don’t say bad things about your people’s big boss.’ ”

1 Peter 2:17

You have to respect everyone. And love other Christians a lot. And thank God and respect him for being good and great. And respect the big government boss too.

2 Peter 2:10

Yes, God will really punish people that do dirty things. They think about wrong ways to get their bodies to feel good, then they do those bad things. They reckon they don’t have to listen to any boss, not even God. So God will properly punish those bad people, even more than he will punish other bad people. Those lying teachers think they are better than everyone else, and they think they can do anything they want to. They even rubbish strong spirits.