2 Samuel 15:13

And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

In Context

12Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city Gilo. And while he was offering sacrifices, there was a strong conspiracy, and the people running together increased with Absalom.

14And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

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Cross References

Judges 9:3And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:

2 Samuel 15:6And 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.

Matthew 21:9And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:8-13

Absalom's Rebellion. ( b. c. 1023.) 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord , in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord . 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the… Read the whole commentary →

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