2 Samuel 15:3

The Message

Then Absalom would say, “Look, you’ve got a strong case; but the king isn’t going to listen to you.” Then he’d say, “Why doesn’t someone make me a judge for this country? Anybody with a case could bring it to me and I’d settle things fair and square.” Whenever someone would treat him with special honor, he’d shrug it off and treat him like an equal, making him feel important. Absalom did this to everyone who came to do business with the king and stole the hearts of everyone in Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

Thus David ruled over all of Israel. He ruled well—fair and evenhanded in all his duties and relationships.

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

Exodus 21:17

“If someone curses father or mother, the penalty is death.

Proverbs 12:2

A good person basks in the delight of God, and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers.

Proverbs 30:11

Don’t curse your father or fail to bless your mother.

Proverbs 30:17

An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.

Daniel 11:21

“‘His place will be taken by a reject, a man spurned and passed over for advancement. He’ll surprise everyone, seemingly coming out of nowhere, and will seize the kingdom. He’ll come in like a steamroller, flattening the opposition. Even the Prince of the Covenant will be crushed. After negotiating a cease-fire, he’ll betray its terms. With a few henchmen, he’ll take total control. Arbitrarily and impulsively, he’ll invade the richest provinces. He’ll surpass all his ancestors, near and distant, in his rape of the country, grabbing and looting, living with his cronies in corrupt and lavish luxury.

Acts 23:5

Paul acted surprised. “How was I to know he was Chief Priest? He doesn’t act like a Chief Priest. You’re right, the Scripture does say, ‘Don’t speak abusively to a ruler of the people.’ Sorry.”

2 Peter 2:10

God is especially incensed against these “teachers” who live by lust, addicted to a filthy existence. They despise interference from true authority, preferring to indulge in self-rule. Insolent egotists, they don’t hesitate to speak evil against the most splendid of creatures. Even angels, their superiors in every way, wouldn’t think of throwing their weight around like that, trying to slander others before God.