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 Living Translation (NLT)So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:16

14So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” 15And the king’s servants said to the king, “We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands.” Then the king went out with all his household after him. But the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house. 17And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts. 18Then all his servants passed before him; and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and all his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• afterרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• concubinesפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• to keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:16

• Psalms 3:1Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me.
• Judges 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; he went up with ten thousand men under his command, and Deborah went up with him.
• 1 Samuel 25:27And now this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
• 2 Samuel 12:11Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
• 2 Samuel 16:21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.”
• 2 Samuel 20:3Now David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten women, his concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in seclusion and supported them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
• Romans 12:2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that 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