Parallel Verses

Amplified

Then Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king’s agent to listen to you.”

New American Standard Bible

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.”

King James Version

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

Holman Bible

Absalom said to him, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.”

International Standard Version

Absalom would respond, "Look, your claims are valid and defensible, but nobody will listen to you on behalf of the king.

A Conservative Version

And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right, but there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee.

American Standard Version

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee appointed by the king.

Julia Smith Translation

And Absalom will say to him, See, thy words good and straight, and none to hear to thee from the king.

King James 2000

And Absalom said unto him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man appointed of the king to hear you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case [is] good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king."

Modern King James verseion

And Absalom said to him, See! Your matters are good and right. But no listener from the king will hear you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then said Absalom unto him, "See, thy matter is good and righteous, and yet no man is deputed of the king to hear thee."

NET Bible

Absalom would then say to him, "Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you."

New Heart English Bible

Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."

The Emphasized Bible

See! thy cause, is good and right, - but, to hear it, thou hast no one, from the king.

Webster

And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear thee.

World English Bible

Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Absalom saith unto him, 'See, thy matters are good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Absalom
H53
אבשׁלום אבישׁלום 
'Abiyshalowm 
Usage: 111

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

and right
נכח 
Nakoach 
Usage: 4

but there is no man deputed of the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Context Readings

Absalom Leads A Rebellion

2 He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man appointed as the king’s agent to listen to you.” 4 Moreover Absalom would say, “Oh, that I were appointed judge in the land! Then every man who had a dispute could come to me and I would get justice for him.”


Cross References

Exodus 20:12

“Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.

Exodus 21:17

“Whoever curses his father or his mother or treats them contemptuously must be put to death.

Numbers 16:3

They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

Numbers 16:13-14

Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?

2 Samuel 8:15

So David reigned over all Israel, and continued to administer justice and righteousness for all his people.

Psalm 12:2


They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Proverbs 12:2


A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

Proverbs 30:11


There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.

Proverbs 30:17


The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it.

Ezekiel 22:7

In you they have treated father and mother lightly. They have oppressed the stranger among you; and in your presence they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Daniel 11:21

And in his place [in Syria] will arise a despicable and despised person, to whom royal majesty and the honor of kingship have not been conferred, but he will come [without warning] in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

Matthew 15:4

For God said [through Moses], Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of or insults or treats improperly father or mother is to be put to death.’

Acts 23:5

Paul said, “I was not aware, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

1 Peter 2:17

Show respect for all people [treat them honorably], love the brotherhood [of believers], fear God, honor the king.

2 Peter 2:10

and especially those who indulge in the corrupt passions of the sin nature, and despise authority.Presumptuous and reckless, self-willed and arrogant [creatures, despising the majesty of the Lord], they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,

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