2 Samuel 15:4

Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice."

Surrounding context

15:3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you."

15:4 Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice."

15:5 And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him.

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