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.” 16 So the king left, and all his household [b]with him; but (C)the king left ten concubines behind to take care of the house. 17 The king left, and all the people [c]with him, and they stopped at the last house. 18 Now all of his servants passed by beside him, and (D)all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, (E)six hundred men who had come [d]with him from Gath, passed by before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:13 Lit after
  2. 2 Samuel 15:16 Lit at his feet
  3. 2 Samuel 15:17 Lit at his feet
  4. 2 Samuel 15:18 Lit at his feet

David Flees Jerusalem

13 Then a messenger came to David, saying, “(A)The hearts of the men of Israel are [a]with Absalom.” 14 David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “(B)Arise and let us flee, for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom. Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring down calamity 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 are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.” 16 So the king went out and all his household [b]with him. But (C)the king left ten concubines to keep the house. 17 The king went out and all the people [c]with him, and they stopped at the last house. 18 Now all his servants passed on beside him, (D)all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites and all the Gittites, (E)six hundred men who had come [d]with him from Gath, passed on before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:13 Lit after
  2. 2 Samuel 15:16 Lit at his feet
  3. 2 Samuel 15:17 Lit at his feet
  4. 2 Samuel 15:18 Lit at his feet