And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
It took 4 years, but Absalom was able to sow dissension against David the king. Every person who heard that King David didn’t care about their concerns should have checked for themselves, but most didn’t, and David’s reputation became that he wasn’t there for his people, but he was. Don’t take anyone’s word about someone else, you find out for yourself. What a better response to “I heard David won’t see people…” “that’s funny, he saw me…”
