Everyone noticed what David did, and they liked it, just as they always liked what he did.
A messenger came and told David, “Everyone in Israel is on Absalom's side!”
That's how he treated everyone from Israel who brought a complaint to the king. Soon everyone in Israel liked Absalom better than they liked David.
Then they brought some food to David and told him he would feel better if he had something to eat. It was still daytime, and David said, “I swear to God that I'll not take a bite of bread or anything else until sunset!”
Now the people of Judah and Israel were certain that David had nothing to do with killing Abner.
We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.
They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”