2 Samuel 15:13

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

And there came {H935} a messenger {H5046} to David {H1732}, saying {H559}, The hearts {H3820} of the men {H376} of Israel {H3478} are after {H310} Absalom {H53}.

A messenger came to David saying, "The men of Isra'el have aligned themselves with Avshalom."

Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

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

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Cross-References

  • Judges 9:3 (4 votes)

    And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.

  • Matthew 27:22 (3 votes)

    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

  • 2 Samuel 15:6 (3 votes)

    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.

  • Psalms 62:9 (2 votes)

    Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.

  • Matthew 21:9 (2 votes)

    And 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.

  • 2 Samuel 3:36 (2 votes)

    And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.