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2 Samuel 15

2 Samuel 15:4

Absalom’s Conspiracy · 2 Samuel 15:1–12
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Translations

Modern
And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
Traditional
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
Literal
And Absalom would say, “Who will make me judge in the land, and to me would come every man who has to him a grievance or dispute, and I would give him justice!”
Latin
Quis me constituat judicem super terram, ut ad me veniant omnes qui habent negotium, et juste judicem?

Original

Hebrew
English
And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

Notes

2 Samuel 15:1–19

Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David

Events

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne

Glossary

Absalom Courts and Trials David Gilead (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Absalom: His Demagogism Ambition: Absalom Candidate: Electioneering By, Instance of, Absalom Courts of Justice: Inferior Court: All Minor Cases Decided By Demagogism: Absalom Diplomacy: Absalom Winning the People Electioneering by Absalom Flattery by Absalom Flattery: Absalom Politics: Absalom, Electioneering for the Throne Popularity: Absalom Usurpation of Political Functions by Absalom