2 Samuel 15:13

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, `The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 9:3And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:36All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
  3. 2 Samuel 15:6Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
  4. Psalms 62:9Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
  5. Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  6. Matthew 27:22“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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