13And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
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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.
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.
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-23)Here is, I. The notice brought to David of Absalom’s rebellion, 2 Sam. 15:13. The matter was bad enough, and yet it seems to have been made worse to him (as such things commonly are) than really it was; for he was told that the hearts of the men of Israel (that is, the generality of them, at least the leading men) were after Absalom . But David was the more apt to believe it because now he could c…
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