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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
David Flees from Jerusalem
13 A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the Israelites have gone after Absalom.”(A) 14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him at Jerusalem, “Get up! Let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry, or he will soon overtake us, and bring disaster down upon us, and attack the city with the edge of the sword.”(B) 15 The king’s officials said to the king, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king decides.” 16 So the king left, followed by all his household, except ten concubines whom he left behind to look after the house.(C) 17 The king left, followed by all the people, and they stopped at the last house. 18 All his officials passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath passed on before the king.(D)
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