11 Now don’t be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you say,[a] since all the people in my town[b] know that you are a woman of noble character.(A) 12 Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Some Hb mss, Orig, Syr, Tg, Vg read say to me
  2. 3:11 Lit all the gate of my people

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate.(A) 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,”

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“I will do whatever you think is best,” the king replied to them. So he stood beside the city gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.

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24 David was sitting between the city gates(A) when the watchman went up to the roof of the city gate and over to the wall.(B) The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.

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33 The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” (A)

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So the king got up and sat in the city gate,(A) 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.(B)

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Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.(A)
They will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.(B)

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