Thus Absalom did to every Israelite who came to the king for judgment, so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
2 Samuel 15:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the Israelites have gone after Absalom.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom. American Standard Version (1901) And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. Common English Bible A messenger came to David, reporting, “The hearts of the Israelites have gone over to Absalom.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then a messenger went to David, saying, "With their whole heart, all of Israel is following Absalom." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom. |
Thus Absalom did to every Israelite who came to the king for judgment, so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, just as everything the king did pleased all the people.
Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!”
So his mother’s kinsfolk spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the lords of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”