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!
2 Samuel 15:3 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Tuilleadh leaganachaAmplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) 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 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 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: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said: English Standard Version 2016 Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.” |
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!
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
There is a generation that curseth their father, And doth not bless their mother.
The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.