A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
2 Samuel 3:36 - Y'all Version Bible All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased all the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased all the people. American Standard Version (1901) And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. Common English Bible All the troops took notice of this and were pleased by it. Indeed, everything that the king did pleased them. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the people heard it, and everything that the king did in the sight of the entire people was pleasing to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the people heard: and they were pleased. And all that the king did seemed good in the sight of all the people. |
A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
All the people came to urge David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, until the sun goes down.”
So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
Surely the children of humanity are but a breath, important people but a falsehood. Weighed on a balances, they will go up, because together they are lighter than a breath.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”