2 Samuel 15:33

2 Samuel 15:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
• English Standard Version (ESV)David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)David said to him, “If you go on with me, then you will become a burden to me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:33

31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.” 32When David arrived at the summit, where people used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust on his head. David said to him, “If you go with me, you will be a burden to me. 34But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘Your Majesty, I will be your servant; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,’ then you can help me by frustrating Ahithophel’s advice. 35Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Tell them anything you hear in the king’s palace.

2 Samuel 15:33 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑ד אִ֚ם עָבַ֣רְתָּ אִתִּ֔י וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto whom Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• If thou passest onעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• with me, then thou shalt be a burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · burdenH4853

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:33

• 2 Samuel 19:35I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Then thou shalt be a burden unto me - It appears that Hushai was not a warrior, but was a wise, prudent, and discreet man, who could well serve David by gaining him intelligence of Absalom's conspiracy; and he directs him to form a strict confederacy with the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and to make use of their sons as couriers between Jerusalem and David's place of retreat.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 David prays not against Ahithophel's person, but against his counsel. He prayed this, in firm belief that God has all hearts in his hand, and tongues also. But we must second our prayers with endeavours, and David did so, else we tempt God. But we do not find wisdom and simplicity so united in any mere man, that we can perceive nothing which needs forgiveness. Yet, when the Son of David was treated with all possible treachery and cruelty, his…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:33

• David
• Diplomacy
• Friendship
• Hushai
• Prudence
• Strategy
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• David
• Ahimaaz
• Ahithophel
• Appoint
• Barefoot
• Hear
• Prepare
• Steal
• Turn
• Bahurim

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