And there came
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a messenger
nagad (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
to David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
The hearts
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
of the men
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
are after
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Absalom
'Abiyshalowm (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.