A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the Israelites have gone after Absalom.”
2 Samuel 15:6 - New Revised Standard Version Thus Absalom did to every Israelite who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. Common English Bible This is how Absalom treated every Israelite who came to the king seeking justice. This is how Absalom stole the hearts of the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And he was doing this to all those of Israel arriving for judgment to be heard by the king. And he solicited the hearts of the men of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king: and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel. |
A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the Israelites have gone after Absalom.”
With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
I saw all the living who, moving about under the sun, follow that youth who replaced the king;
In his place shall arise a contemptible person on whom royal majesty had not been conferred; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom through intrigue.
For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.