All the people noted this with approval, just as everything the king did met with their approval.
An informant came to David with the report, “The Israelites have given their hearts to Absalom, and they are following him.”
By behaving in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, Absalom was stealing the heart of Israel. Conspiracy in Hebron.
Then they went to console David with food while it was still day. But David swore, “May God do thus to me, and more, if before the sun goes down I eat bread or anything else.”
So on that day all the people and all Israel came to know that it was not the king’s doing that Abner, son of Ner, was put to death.
Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah
They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and [the] mute speak.”