2 Samuel 15:2

What does 2 Samuel 15:2 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 15:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come 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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city <FI>art<Fi> thou?' and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel <FI>is<Fi> thy servant.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such tribe of Israel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Context

v.1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

v.2This passage

v.3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 24:14

    The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.

  • Proverbs 4:16

    For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

  • 2 Samuel 19:8

    Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

  • Exodus 18:26

    And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

  • Matthew 27:1

    Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

  • Exodus 18:14

    And when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?

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