Passage

2 Samuel 15.2

Book: 2 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

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

"2. 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."

"3. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!" (2 Samuel 15:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him."

"2. Absalom 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.”"

"3. Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.” 4. Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!”" (2 Samuel 15:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

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

"2. 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. ^{came: Heb. to come}"

"3. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. ^{there: or, none will hear thee from the king downward} 4. 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!" (2 Samuel 15:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;"

"2. 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.'"

"3. And Absalom saith unto him, 'See, thy matters [are] good and straightforward, and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.' 4. And Absalom saith, 'Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment?, then I have declared him righteous.'" (2 Samuel 15:1-4, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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