2 Samuel 15:13

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

Literal

And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

Latin

Venit igitur nuntius ad David, dicens: Toto corde universus Israël sequitur Absalom.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

2 Samuel 15:1–19

Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

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.”
Matthew 27:22
“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
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.
2 Samuel 3:36
All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
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!”
Psalm 62:9
Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Parallels

Psalm 3:1–8

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Absalom David Gilead (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Absalom: His Demagogism Ambition: Absalom Citizens: Wicked: Absalom Conspiracy of Absalom Cowardice: David, in Fleeing from Absalom David: King of Israel: David's Flight from Jerusalem Popularity: Absalom

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