2 Samuel 19:15

2 Samuel 19:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king returned and went as far as the Jordan. Now the men of Judah had come to Gilgal to go out and meet the king and bring him across the Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to escort the king across the Jordan.

Context of 2 Samuel 19:15

13Say to Amasa [the commander of Absalom’s troops], ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.’ ” 14In this way he changed the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.” So David returned and came to the Jordan. And [supporters from] Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king, to escort him across the Jordan. 16Then Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men [from the tribe] of Judah to meet King David, 17and a thousand men [from the tribe] of Benjamin with him. And Ziba, the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him, rushed down to the Jordan before the king.

2 Samuel 19:15 word by word

וַיָּ֣שָׁב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וִיהוּדָ֞ה בָּ֣א הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַעֲבִ֥יר אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• And Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• to Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• to conductעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:15

• Joshua 5:9Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach (derision, ridicule) of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is called Gilgal (rolling) to this day.
• 1 Samuel 11:14Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there restore the kingdom.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of his enemies, Psa 110:2, 3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Gilgal was an important city during the time of Samuel and Saul (see study note on 2 Samuel 19:40; 1 Samuel 7:16; 11:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Judah came to Gilgal--the most convenient place where preparations could be made for bringing the king and court over the Jordan.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:15

• David
• Gilgal
• Jordan
• Judah

In the dictionaries

• Gilgal
• Jordan
• Judah
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Conduct
• Cost
• Lord
• Benjamin

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings