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2 Samuel 15:13

AbsalomDavid

11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.

12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

14 And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

15 The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”

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BSB
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
KJV
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
WEB
A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.”
ASV
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
DARBY
And there came one to David who reported saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
BLB
And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
ÅB
Så kom det noen med bud til David og sa: Hver manns hjerte i Israel henger ved Absalom.
OTB
Da kom en budbringer til David og sa, "Lojaliteten til Israels menn har vendt seg til Absalom."
B1930
Så kom det nogen med bud til David og sa: Hver manns hjerte i Israel henger ved Absalom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 9:3

    And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

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  • 2 Samuel 15:6

    Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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  • Matthew 27:22

    “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

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  • Psalms 62:9

    Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:36

    All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

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  • Matthew 21:9

    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

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