2 Samuel 15:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Absalom would get up early and stand near the gate. He would watch for anyone with problems who was going to King David for judgment. Then Absalom would talk to them and say, “What city are you from?” They would say they were from such and such tribe in Israel.

Cross References

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people met and decided to kill Jesus.

Proverbs 4:16

The wicked cannot sleep until they have done something evil. They will not rest until they bring someone down.

Job 24:14

A murderer gets up at dawn and kills poor, helpless people. And at night he becomes a thief.

2 Samuel 19:8

So the king went to the city gate. The news spread that the king was at the gate, so all the people came to see him, except for the Israelites who had run away to their homes.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. He sat there until the close relative he had told Ruth about passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come and sit here, friend.”

Exodus 18:26

These rulers were judges for the people. The people could always bring their arguments to these rulers, and Moses had to decide only the most important cases.

Exodus 18:16

If people have an argument, they come to me, and I decide which person is right. In this way I teach the people God’s laws and teachings.”

Exodus 18:14

Jethro saw Moses judging the people. He asked, “Why are you doing this? Why are you the only judge? And why do people come to you all day?”

Genesis 34:20

Hamor and Shechem went to the meeting place of their city. They spoke to the men of the city and said,

Deuteronomy 17:8

“There might be some problems that are too hard for your courts to judge. It might be a murder case or an argument between two people. Or it might be a fight in which someone was hurt. When these cases are argued in your towns, your judges there might not be able to decide what is right. Then you must go to the special place that the Lord your God will choose.

2 Chronicles 10:7

They answered, “If you do what is good for the people, you will please them. If you speak kindly to them, they will always work for you.”

Daniel 11:21

“That ruler will be followed by a very cruel and hated man, who will not have the honor of being from a king’s family. He will become a ruler by being tricky. He will attack the kingdom when the people feel safe.