2 Samuel 15:13

David Flees

13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”

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2 Samuel 15:13 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

13 And a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom."

NLT

13 A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”

MSG

13 Someone came to David with the report, "The whole country has taken up with Absalom!"

CSB

13 Then an informer came to David and reported, "The 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 15:13 In-Context

11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.

12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.

13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”

14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”

15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”