2 Samuel 15:16

2 Samuel 15:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
• New International Version (NIV)The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king went out with all his household after him. But the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:16

14And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall choose. And the king went forth, and all his household after him, and the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house. 17And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed at the remote house. 18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed over before the king.

2 Samuel 15:16 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶ֧שֶׂר נָשִׁ֛ים פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים לִשְׁמֹ֥ר הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• concubinesפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:16

• Psalms 3:1Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!
• Judges 4:10And Barak called together Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and there went up at his feet ten thousand men; and Deborah went up with him.
• 1 Samuel 25:27And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men that follow my lord.
• 2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
• 2 Samuel 16:21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art become odious with thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strong.
• 2 Samuel 20:3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
• Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of [your] mind, that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:16

• 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. 15-16David might have left ten of his concubines behind because he thought his exile would be brief. See 2 Samuel 16:21–22.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:16

• Concubinage
• Cowardice
• David

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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