2 Samuel 15:13

David Flees Jerusalem

13 Then a messenger came to David, saying, "¹The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom."

2 Samuel 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:13

And there came a messenger to David
Perhaps one of the two hundred that went with Absalom, ignorant of his design; which, when discovered, he disapproved of, and got away from him, and came to David, and informed him how things were:

saying, the hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom;
to make him king.

2 Samuel 15:13 In-Context

11 Then two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem, who were invited and went innocently, and they did not know anything .

12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

13 Then a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom."

14 David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom. Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring down calamity on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword."

15 Then the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."

Cross References

• 1. Judges 9:3; 2 Samuel 15:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "after"