Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Absalom would answer him: “Your words seem good and just to me. But there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.” And Absalom would say: "
— 2 Samuel 15:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.”
“And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. ”
“Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."”
“Absalom would then say to him,“Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.””
“And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said:”
“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.”
“And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.”
Then, after these things, Absalom obtained for himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men who went before him.
And rising up in the morning, Absalom was standing beside the entrance of the gate. And when there was any man who had a dispute that might go before the king’s judgment, Absalom would call him to him, and would say, “Which city are you from?” And responding, he would say, “I am your servant, from a certain tribe of Israel.”
And Absalom would answer him: “Your words seem good and just to me. But there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.” And Absalom would say:
“Who may appoint me judge over the land, so that all those who have a dispute might come to me, and I might judge justly.”
Then too, when a man would draw near to him, so that he might greet him, he would extend his hand, and taking hold of him, he would kiss him.
And he was doing this to all those of Israel arriving for judgment to be heard by the king. And he solicited the hearts of the men of Israel.