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2 Samuel 15:3

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And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
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  1. 1 Peter 2:17Rank 1 from verse 3
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    17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  2. 2 Peter 2:10Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  3. 2 Samuel 8:15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

  4. Acts 23:5Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

  5. Daniel 11:21Rank 5 from verse 3
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    21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

  6. Exodus 20:12Rank 6 from verse 3
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    12¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  7. Exodus 21:17Rank 7 from verse 3
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    17¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  8. Ezekiel 22:7Rank 8 from verse 3
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    7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

  9. Matthew 15:4Rank 9 from verse 3
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    4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

  10. Numbers 16:13–14Rank 10 from verse 3
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    13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

    14Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

  11. Numbers 16:3Rank 11 from verse 3
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    3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

  12. Proverbs 12:2Rank 12 from verse 3
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    2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  13. Proverbs 30:11Rank 13 from verse 3
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    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

  14. Proverbs 30:17Rank 14 from verse 3
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    17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  15. Psalms 12:2Rank 15 from verse 3
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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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2 Samuel 15:3

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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deputed

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Appointed as a substitute; appointed and sent with special authority to act for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15:1AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

15:2And 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.

15:3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

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15:4Absalom 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!

15:5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

15:6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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