All the people saw what happened, and they agreed with what the king was doing, just as they agreed with everything he did.
A messenger came to David, saying, “The Israelites are giving their loyalty to Absalom.”
Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to King David for decisions. In this way, Absalom stole the hearts of all Israel.
They came to encourage David to eat while it was still day. But he made a promise, saying, “May God punish me terribly if I eat bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
That day all the people of Judah and Israel understood that David did not order the killing of Abner son of Ner.
The least of people are only a breath, and even the greatest are just a lie. On the scales, they weigh nothing; together they are only a breath.
They were completely amazed and said, “Jesus does everything well. He makes the deaf hear! And those who can’t talk he makes able to speak.”