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2 Samuel 15:2 ESV: And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,”
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And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/15.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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 a tribe of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was <i>so</i>, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city <i>art</i> thou? And he said, Thy servant <i>is</i> of one of the tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, "What city are you from?" He said, "Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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 art thou?' and he saith, 'Of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 Additional Translations ...</a></span></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 NKJV</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2 KJV</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/15-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 15:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 15:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/15-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 15:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 15:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><br><br><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div><br><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>