2 Samuel 15:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Exod 21:17 : 17 Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
  • Num 16:3 : 3 They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?
  • Num 16:13-14 : 13 Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us? 14 And more than this, you have not taken us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us a heritage of fields and vine-gardens: will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.
  • 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow.
  • Dan 11:21 : 21 And his place will be taken by a low person, to whom the honour of the kingdom had not been given: but he will come in time of peace and will get the kingdom by fair words.
  • Matt 15:4 : 4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 15:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

    2 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.

  • 2 Sam 15:4-7
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    4 And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

    5 And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

    6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

    7 Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

  • 2 Sam 14:31-33
    3 verses
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    31 Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

    32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

    33 So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 13:24-28
    5 verses
    77%

    24 And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

    25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

    26 Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?

    27 But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

    28 Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

    5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 2 Sam 17:4-6
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    75%

    4 And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

    5 Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say.

    6 And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion?

  • 2 Sam 15:10
    75%

    10 But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
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    20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

  • 2 Sam 18:29-30
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    29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.

    30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

  • 2 Sam 15:12-13
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    12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

    13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
    74%

    17 And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    74%

    1 Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 14:24-25
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    24 And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

    25 Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

  • 2 Sam 14:28-29
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    28 For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

    29 Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
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    34 But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

  • 2 Sam 18:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.

    13 And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.

  • 2 Sam 18:18
    73%

    18 Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-10
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    73%

    8 Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

    9 And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

    10 And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

  • 2 Sam 15:34-35
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    73%

    34 But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

    35 And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4 But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9 But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • 2 Sam 18:32-33
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    32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!

    33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21 And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:30
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    30 Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    71%

    15 And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
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    15 And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

  • 2 Sam 17:14
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    14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.