2 Samuel 15:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.””
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“And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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!”
King James Version · Public Domain“Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Absalom saith, `Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? --then I have declared him righteous.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 9:1Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
- Judges 9:29If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
- Proverbs 25:6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Luke 14:8“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
- 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
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