2 Samuel 15:3
“And Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good & right, but there is no man deputed of the king to heare thee.”
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2 Samuel 15:3 Context
1And it came to passe after this, that Absalom prepared him charets and horses, and fiftie men to runne before him. 2And Absalom rose vp earely, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controuersie, came to the king for iudgment, then Absalom called vnto him, and said, Of what citie art thou? And he said, Thy seruant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3And Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good & right, but there is no man deputed of the king to heare thee. 4Absalom said moreouer, Oh that I were made Iudge in the land, that euery man which hath any suit or cause, might come vnto me, and I would do him iustice. 5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him, to doe him obeisance, he put foorth his hand, and tooke him, and kissed him.
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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 15:3
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters [are] good and right; but [there is] no man [deputed] of the king to hear thee.
- King James Version
Then Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but no man listens to you on the part of the king."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.
- Basic English Bible
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.
- Darby Bible
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear thee.
- Webster's Bible
Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."
- World English Bible
And Absalom saith unto him, `See, thy matters [are] good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Absalom said unto him: 'See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 15:3
15:3 See - Upon some very slight hearing of their cause, he approved it, that he might oblige all. No man - None such as will do thee justice. The other sons and relations of the king, and the rest of the judges and rulers under him and them, are wholly corrupted; or, at least not careful and diligent as they should be: and my father being grown in years, is negligent of publick affairs. It is the way of turbulent, aspiring men, to reproach the government they are under. Even David himself, the best of kings, could not escape the worst of censures.