A man came in to tell the news to David. The man said, “The people of Israel are beginning to follow Absalom.”
Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to King David for judgment. In this way, Absalom won the hearts of all the people of Israel.
All the people saw what happened, and they were pleased with what King David had done.
“Lord, I have many, many enemies.\par Many people have turned against me.\par
People can’t really help.\par You can’t trust them to really help.\par Compared to God,\par they are like nothing,\par like a gentle puff of air!\par
Some of the people were walking ahead of Jesus. Other people were walking behind Jesus. The people shouted,
Pilate asked, “So what should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ {\cf2\super [428]} ?”
Abimelech’s uncles spoke to the leaders of Shechem and asked them that question. The leaders of Shechem decided to follow Abimelech. The leaders said, “After all, he is our brother.”