2 Samuel 15:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Thus Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Common English Bible

⁶ This is how Absalom treated every Israelite who came to the king seeking justice. This is how Absalom stole the hearts of the Israelites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And he was doing this to all those of Israel arriving for judgment to be heard by the king. And he solicited the hearts of the men of Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king: and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:13

And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Ecclesiastes 4:15

I saw all the living who move about under the sun, as well as that youth, who was to stand in his place;

Daniel 11:21

In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

Romans 16:18

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.