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.”
2 Samuel 15:13-18
English Standard Version
David Flees Jerusalem
13 And a messenger came to David, saying, (A)“The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.” 14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us (B)flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” 15 And the king's servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.” 16 So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left (C)ten concubines to keep the house. 17 And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.
18 And (D)all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from (E)Gath, passed on before the king.
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