2 Samuel 15:2
WEB
2Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. 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.”
KJV
2And
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.
BSB
2He 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,”
FBV
2He used to get up early and stand by the main road that led to the city gate. When people brought a case to the king for his decision, Absalom would call out and ask them, “What town are you from?” If they replied, “Your servant is from this particular tribe of Israel,”
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