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2 Samuel 15:13-18
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David Flees Jerusalem

13 A messenger came to David and said, “The hearts of the men of Israel are following Absalom.”

14 David said to all of his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up. We must flee or there will be no escape from Absalom for us. Hurry up and leave, or he will soon reach us and bring disaster upon us, striking the city with the edge of the sword.”

15 The king’s servants said to the king, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”

16 So the king left with his entire house after him, but he left behind ten women, concubines, to watch over the house. 17 So the king left with all of the people after him, and they came to a stop at the furthest house. 18 Now all his servants passed on beside him, all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.

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2 Samuel 15:13-18
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David Flees from Jerusalem

13 Then the messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts[a] of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.” 14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom! Hurry to go, otherwise he will come quickly and overtake us! And he will bring disaster on us and evil! He will attack the city with the edge of the sword!” 15 Then the servants of the king said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!”[b] 16 The king went out with[c] all his household following him,[d] but the king left behind ten concubines to look after the house. 17 So the king went out with[e] all the people following him,[f] and they stopped at the last house.[g] 18 All his servants were passing by him:[h] all of the Kerethites and all of the Pelethites and all of the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him[i] from Gath—passing before the king.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:13 Hebrew “heart”
  2. 2 Samuel 15:15 Literally “here are your servants”
  3. 2 Samuel 15:16 Hebrew “and”
  4. 2 Samuel 15:16 Literally “at his feet”
  5. 2 Samuel 15:17 Hebrew “and”
  6. 2 Samuel 15:17 Literally “at his feet”
  7. 2 Samuel 15:17 Literally “at the house of the distance”
  8. 2 Samuel 15:18 Literally “on his hand”
  9. 2 Samuel 15:18 Literally “who had come at his feet”
  10. 2 Samuel 15:18 Literally “on the face of the king”
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