2 Samuel 19:8

2 Samuel 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his own home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, “There is the king, sitting in the gate.” So all the people came before the king. For everyone of Israel had fled to his tent.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes.

Context of 2 Samuel 19:8

6You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead. 7Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come on you from your youth till now.” So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,” they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes. 9Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom; 10and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”

2 Samuel 19:8 word by word

וַיָּ֥קָם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּשָּׁ֑עַר וּֽלְכָל־הָעָ֞ם הִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֤ה הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיָּבֹ֤א כָל־הָעָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• aroseקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• And they toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• unto all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• had fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• to his tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tent: homeH168

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:8

• 2 Samuel 18:4The king answered, “I will do whatever seems best to you.” So the king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands.
• 2 Samuel 19:3The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.
• 2 Samuel 18:6David’s army marched out of the city to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
• 1 Kings 22:36As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”
• 2 Kings 14:12Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The king - sat in the gate - The place where justice was administered to the people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8David saw the justice of what Joab said, and the new danger which threatened him if he did not rouse himself from his grief. For Israel … - Not David‘s followers, but as before 2 Samuel 17:26; 2 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 18:17, Absalom‘s army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the king arose, and sat in the gate--He appeared daily in the usual place for the hearing of causes. all the people came before the king--that is, the loyal natives who had been faithful to his government, and fought in his cause. Israel had fled--that is, the adherents of Absalom, who, on his defeat, had dispersed and saved themselves by flight. 2Sa 19:9-43. The Israelites Bring the King Back.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:8

• Absalom
• Joab
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Conduct
• Cost
• Lord
• Benjamin
• Bible, the
• David
• Gate

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