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 settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked,“ What city are you from?” If he replied,“ Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

押沙龙常常早晨起来，站在城门的道旁，凡有争讼要去求王判断的，押沙龙就叫他过来，问他说：“你是哪一城的人？”回答说：“仆人是以色列某支派的人。”

押沙龙常常早晨起来，站在城门的路旁，任何人有争讼要去求王判决，押沙龙就叫他过来，说：“你是哪一城的人？”他说：“仆人是以色列某支派的人。”

押沙龙常常早晨起来，站在城门的路旁，任何人有争讼要去求王判决，押沙龙就叫他过来，说：“你是哪一城的人？”他说：“仆人是以色列某支派的人。”

他常常清早起来，站在城门的通道旁边。每当有人来找王审理争讼时，押沙龙便问他是从哪一座城来的，那人就会报上自己所属的支派。

押沙龙常常清早起来，站在通往城门口的路旁。有争讼的案件要进去请王判决的人，押沙龙就把他叫到跟前来，问他：“你是从哪一座城来的？”他回答：“仆人是从以色列某一支派来的。”

押沙龍常常早晨起來，站在城門的道旁，凡有爭訟要去求王判斷的，押沙龍就叫他過來，問他說：「你是哪一城的人？」回答說：「僕人是以色列某支派的人。」

押沙龍常常早晨起來，站在城門的路旁，任何人有爭訟要去求王判決，押沙龍就叫他過來，說：「你是哪一城的人？」他說：「僕人是以色列某支派的人。」

押沙龍常常早晨起來，站在城門的路旁，任何人有爭訟要去求王判決，押沙龍就叫他過來，說：「你是哪一城的人？」他說：「僕人是以色列某支派的人。」

他常常清早起來，站在城門的通道旁邊。每當有人來找王審理爭訟時，押沙龍便問他是從哪一座城來的，那人就會報上自己所屬的支派。

押沙龍常常清早起來，站在通往城門口的路旁。有爭訟的案件要進去請王判決的人，押沙龍就把他叫到跟前來，問他：“你是從哪一座城來的？”他回答：“僕人是從以色列某一支派來的。”

押沙龍常常清早起來，站在城門路旁；凡有爭訟要去求王判斷的，押沙龍便叫他過來，問他說：『你是屬於哪一城的？』回答說：『僕人是屬於以色列某一族派的。』

押沙龍總是早早起來，站在通往城門口的路旁。凡有爭訟來見王求裁決的人，押沙龍都會叫他過來，問：「你是哪一城的人？」那人回答：「你僕人來自以色列的一個支派。」

夙興、立於邑門途側、見有訟事宜受王鞫者、則呼之曰、爾屬何邑、曰、僕屬以色列某支派、

夙興、立於都門之側、凡有訟事詣王折中者、押沙龍招之曰、汝來自何邑。曰、僕自以色列族支派而至。

押沙龍屢夙興、立於城門之側、凡人有詞訟赴王前求判者、押沙龍招之曰、爾何邑人、曰、僕屬以色列某支派、

He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him,“ What town are you from?” He would answer,“ Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

He would get up early. He would stand by the side of the road that led to the city gate. Sometimes a person would come with a case for the king to decide. Then Absalom would call out to him,“ What town are you from?” He would answer,“ I’m from one of the tribes of Israel.”

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,”

He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.

And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the road to the gate; and when any man who had a lawsuit was to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call out to him and say,“ From what city are you?” And he would say,“ Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say,“ What city are you from?” And he would say,“ Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.”

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.

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 settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked,“ What city are you from?” If he replied,“ Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

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.

Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“ What city are you from?” The person would answer,“ I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”

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.”

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz said,“ Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told,“ Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.One woman said,“ Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was in the house.On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else was with us in the house; just the two of us were there.During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him.She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was asleep. She laid him in her arms, and she put her dead son in my arms.When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him I realized that he was not the son I gave birth to.”“ No,” the other woman said.“ My son is the living one; your son is the dead one.” The first woman said,“ No, your son is the dead one; my son is the living one.” So they argued before the king.The king replied,“ This woman says,‘ This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says,‘ No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’”The king continued,“ Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword to the king.And the king said,“ Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son.“ My lord, give her the living baby,” she said,“ but please don’t have him killed!” But the other one said,“ He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”The king responded,“ Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.”All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.

When Moses’s father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked,“ What is this you’re doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”

Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I make a decision between one man and another. I teach them God’s statutes and laws.”

For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.