2 Samuel 15:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ And Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Absalom added, Oh, that I were judge in the land! Then every man with any suit or cause might come to me and I would do him justice!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

Common English Bible

⁴ If only I were made a judge in the land,” Absalom would continue, “then anyone with a lawsuit could come to me, and I would give them justice.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ "Who may appoint me judge over the land, so that all those who have a dispute might come to me, and I might judge justly."

2 Samuel 15:4 Cross References

Judges 9:29

“If only this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Aḇ

2 Peter 2:19

promising them freedom, though themselves being slaves of corruption – for one is a slave to whatever overcomes him.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth – A stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 25:6

Do not exalt yourself before a sovereign, And do not stand in the place of great men;

2 Samuel 15:5

And it came to be, whenever anyone came near him to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him.