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2 Samuel 15:2-4
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 15:2-4
International Standard Version
2 Then he[a] would get up early, stand near the passageway to the palace[b] gate, and when anyone arrived to file a legal complaint for a hearing before the king, Absalom would call to him and ask, “You’re from what city?” If[c] he replied, “Your servant is from one of Israel’s tribes,” 3 Absalom would respond, “Look, your claims are valid and defensible, but nobody will listen to you on behalf of the king. 4 Who will appoint me to be a judge in the land? When anyone arrived to file a legal complaint or other cause, he could approach me for justice and I would settle it!”
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- 2 Samuel 15:2 Lit. Absalom
- 2 Samuel 15:2 The Heb. lacks palace
- 2 Samuel 15:2 The Heb. lacks If
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