2 Samuel 15:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

KJV

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.there…: or, none will hear thee from the king downward

WEB

Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”

ASV

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

LSV

And Absalom says to him, “See, your matters [are] good and straightforward—and there is none listening to you from the king.”

YLT

And Absalom saith unto him, 'See, thy matters [are] good and straightforward — and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

DBY

And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.

DRC

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:

GNV

Then Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is no man deputed of the King to heare thee.

JPS

And Absalom said unto him: 'See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.'

LXXE

And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs are right and clear, yet thou hast no one appointed of the king to hear thee.Gr. easy to be understood.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם רְאֵ֥ה דְבָרֶ֖ךָ טוֹבִ֣ים וּנְכֹחִ֑ים וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ אֵין־לְךָ֖ מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ, ἰδοὺ οἱ λόγοι σου ἀγαθοὶ καὶ εὔκολοι, καὶ ὁ ἀκούων οὐκ ἔστι σοι παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως.

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• Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
• 2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Proverbs 12:2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
• Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
• Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
• Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
• Daniel 11:21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
• 2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
• 1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
• Numbers 16:13–14Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us? Moreover, you have not brought us into a land…
• Numbers 16:3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves…
• Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
• Acts 23:5“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
• Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

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