2 Samuel 15:23

2 Samuel 15:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:23

21But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!” 22“March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him. Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness. 24Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had passed out of the city. 25Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.

2 Samuel 15:23 word by word

וְכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ בּוֹכִים֙ ק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם עֹֽבְרִ֑ים וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹבֵר֙ בְּנַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וְכָל־הָעָם֙ עֹבְרִ֔ים עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• in the countrysideאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• was weepingבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• loudlyקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• loudlyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• passed byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• And as the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• the Kidronקִדְרוֹןqidrôn · KidronH6939
• Valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• towardעַל‛al · uponH5921
• ·פָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• ofאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:23

• Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
• 1 Kings 2:37On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
• John 18:1After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
• 2 Samuel 16:2“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The brook Kidron - This was an inconsiderable brook, and only furnished with water in winter, and in the rains. See John 18:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-23Verses 13-23 David determined to quit Jerusalem. He took this resolve, as a penitent submitting to the rod. Before unrighteous Absalom he could justify himself, and stand out; but before the righteous God he must condemn himself, and yield to his judgments. Thus he accepts the punishment of his sin. And good men, when they themselves suffer, are anxious that others should not be led to suffer with them. He compelled none; those whose hearts were with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The Kidron Valley, east of Jerusalem, separated the City of David from the Mount of Olives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. the brook Kidron--a winter torrent that flows through the valley between the city and the eastern side of the Mount of Olives.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:23

• Citizens
• David
• Kidron
• Loyalty
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Appoint
• Barefoot
• Hear
• Kidron
• Prepare
• Steal
• Turn
• Bible, the
• Brook
• David

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15

• 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