2 Samuel 15:13-15

New American Standard Bible

David Flees Jerusalem

¹³ Then a messenger came to David, saying, “^(A)The hearts of the people of Israel are ^[a]with Absalom.” ¹⁴ So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “^(B)Arise and let’s flee, for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom. Go quickly, or he will hurry and overtake us, and bring disaster 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 will do whatever my lord the king chooses.”