Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And 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.

Bible References

Rose up

Job 24:14
“The murderer arises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
Matthew 27:1
Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;

Came

Exodus 18:14
Now when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?”
1 Kings 3:16
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.