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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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.

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.

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Moreover, due measure befits even our words and instructions, that it may not seem as though there was either too great mildness or too much harshness. Many prefer to be too mild, so as to appear to be good. But it is certain that nothing feigned or false can bear the form of true virtue; no, it cannot even last.

Ambrose of Milan· On the Duties of the Clergy 2.22.112-14, 397patristic

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And Absalom said unto him,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

To flatter each man by pronouncing a favorable verdict in his case, to excite a sense of grievance and discontent by censuring the king for remissness in trying the causes brought before him by his subjects, and to suggest a sure and easy remedy for all such grievances, namely, to make Absalom king; all this, coupled with great affability and courtesy, which his personal beauty and high rank made all the more effective, were the arts by which Absalom worked his way into favor with the people, who were light and fickle as himself.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

This dissatisfaction was artfully fomented by Absalom, who addressed himself to the various suitors; and after briefly hearing their tale, he gratified everyone with a favorable opinion of his case.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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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.”
Psalms 109:2
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Matthew 15:4
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Exodus 21:17
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Numbers 16:3
They 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 30:11
There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Proverbs 12:2
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
1 Peter 2:17
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Psalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
Daniel 11:21
In 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 8:15
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

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Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.

Exodus1

Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the…

Numbers1

Numbers 16:13Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land…

1 Kings1

1 Kings 12:7They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them…

Psalms1

Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they…

Proverbs1

Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother,…

Acts1

Acts 23:5“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for…

2 Peter1

2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the…

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Matthew 15:4
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
leads to
- Exodus 21:17
  Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 20:12
  Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Leviticus 20:9
  If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Deuteronomy 21:18–21
  If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
- Deuteronomy 5:16
  Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the…
Through
Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
leads to
- Proverbs 20:20
  Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 27:16
  ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Proverbs 12:2
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
leads to
- Proverbs 8:35
  For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

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