2 Samuel 15:13-18
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.” 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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- 2 Samuel 15:13 Lit after
- 2 Samuel 15:16 Lit at his feet
- 2 Samuel 15:17 Lit at his feet
- 2 Samuel 15:18 Lit at his feet
2 Samuel 15:13-18
New English Translation
David Flees from Jerusalem
13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”[a] 14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come on![b] Let’s escape![c] Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring[d] disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”[e] 15 The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.”[f]
16 So the king and all the members of his royal court[g] set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines[h] to attend to the palace. 17 The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing[i] at a spot[j] some distance away. 18 All his servants were leaving with him,[k] along with all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites—some 600 men who had come on foot from Gath. They were leaving with[l] the king.
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- 2 Samuel 15:13 tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”
- 2 Samuel 15:14 tn Heb “Arise!”
- 2 Samuel 15:14 tn Heb “let’s flee.”
- 2 Samuel 15:14 tn Heb “thrust.”
- 2 Samuel 15:14 tn Heb “and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
- 2 Samuel 15:15 tn Heb “according to all that my lord the king will choose, behold your servants!”
- 2 Samuel 15:16 tn Heb “and all his house.”
- 2 Samuel 15:16 tn Heb “women, concubines.”
- 2 Samuel 15:17 tn Heb “and they stood.”
- 2 Samuel 15:17 tn Heb “house.”
- 2 Samuel 15:18 tn Heb “crossing over near his hand.”
- 2 Samuel 15:18 tn Heb “crossing over near the face of.”
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