2 Samuel 15:2 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

² 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And [he] rose up early and stood beside the gateway; and when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, Of what city are you? And he would say, Your servant is of such and such a tribe of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Common English Bible

² Absalom would get up early and stand by the side of the road that went through the city gate. Whenever anyone had a lawsuit to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, “What city are you from?” When the person said, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And rising up in the morning, Absalom was standing beside the entrance of the gate. And when there was any man who had a dispute that might go before the king's judgment, Absalom would call him to him, and would say, "Which city are you from?" And responding, he would say, "I am your servant, from a certain tribe of Israel."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate; and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 34:20

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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.

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.”

Job 24:14

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

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?”

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 18:26

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.

Proverbs 4:16

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

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.

Matthew 27:1

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

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.

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.”