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2 Samuel 15:3

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413 →
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
רְאֵ֥הre.'EhseeH7200 →
דְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khamatter yourH1697 →
טוֹבִ֣יםto.Vim[are] goodH2896 →
וּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.Chimand rightH5228 →
וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'and [one who] hearsH8085 →
אֵין־'ein-notH369 →
לְךָ֖le.Kha[belongs] to <the> you
מֵאֵ֥תme.'Etfrom withH854 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Exodus 18:16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.Numbers 16:3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.Proverbs 12:2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.Daniel 11:21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:Acts 23:5“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Numbers 16:13–14Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

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