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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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2 Samuel 15:13-18
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David Flees

13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”

14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee,(A) or none of us will escape from Absalom.(B) We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”

15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”

16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines(C) to take care of the palace. 17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city. 18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites(D) and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king.

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