2 Samuel 15:13

David Flees Jerusalem · 2 Samuel 15:13–29
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Translations

Modern
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
Traditional
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
Literal
And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
Latin
Venit igitur nuntius ad David, dicens: Toto corde universus Israël sequitur Absalom.

Original

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

Notes

Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David

Events

Parallels

Psalm 3:1–8

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Absalom David Gilead (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Absalom: His Demagogism Ambition: Absalom Citizens: Wicked: Absalom Conspiracy of Absalom Cowardice: David, in Fleeing from Absalom David: King of Israel: David's Flight from Jerusalem Popularity: Absalom