2 Samuel 15:17

2 Samuel 15:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
• New International Version (NIV)So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:17

15The king's officers answered, ‘Our lord the king, we will do anything that you decide is right.’ 16So the king left home. He took all his servants and family with him. But he left ten of his slave wives to take care of the palace. As King David and all his people were leaving, they stopped at the last house on the edge of Jerusalem. 18All his officers and his personal guards, the Kerethites and Pelethites, went on past him. There were also 600 men who had come with him from Gath. All these people were leaving Jerusalem with the king. 19Then the king asked Ittai, who came from Gath, ‘Why are you coming with us? Go back into the city and join with Absalom, the new king. You have come from another country and you live here as a foreigner.

2 Samuel 15:17 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• afterרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• him, and tarriedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in a placeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• that was far offבֵּית הַמֶּרְחָקbêyth hammerchâq · Beth-merchakH1023
• that was far offמֶרְחָקmerchâq · distanceH4801

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:17

• Psalms 3:1Lord, every day I have more enemies. Many people fight against me.
• Psalms 66:12You gave people power to hurt us. We went through dangerous fire and water. But then you brought us into a safe, open place.
• Ecclesiastes 10:7Slaves ride on horses, as important people do. At the same time, princes have to walk, as slaves do.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.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. 1-19Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:17

• Absalom
• Cowardice
• David

In the dictionaries

• Appoint
• Barefoot
• David
• Hear
• Prepare
• Steal
• Turn
• Beth-Merhak
• Bible, the
• Far House

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