In thismannerAbsalomdealtwith allIsraelwhocameto the kingfor judgment;so Absalomstoleawaythe heartsof the menof Israel.
Then a messengercameto David,saying,"The heartsof the menof Israelare with Absalom."
With [his] mouththe godlessmandestroyshis neighbor,But through knowledgethe righteouswill be delivered.
I have seenallthe livingunderthe sunthrongto the sideof the secondladwhoreplaceshim.
"In his placea despicableperson will arise,on whom the honorof kingshiphas not been conferred,but he will comein a timeof tranquilityand seizethe kingdomby intrigue.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
