2 Samuel 15:4

New King James Version

Moreover Absalom would say, “Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:5

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

Proverbs 25:6

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;

Proverbs 27:2

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

2 Peter 2:19

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.

Judges 9:29

If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”