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.
In other versions
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
ASV
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.
BBE
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.
DBY
Absalom said to him, Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized of the king to hear you.
WEB
And Absalom saith unto him, `See, thy matters `are' good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'
YLT
And Absalom said unto him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear you.
ENG
And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear thee.
WBT
Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
BSB
In context
1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2And 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.
3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
4Absalom 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!
5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Absalom