2 Samuel 15:23

2 Samuel 15:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:23

21But Ittai answered the king and said, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be.” 22So David said to Ittai, “Go, and cross over.” Then Ittai the Gittite and all his men and all the little ones who were with him crossed over. And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness. 24There was Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city. 25Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me back and show me both it and His dwelling place.

2 Samuel 15:23 word by word

וְכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ בּוֹכִים֙ ק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם עֹֽבְרִ֑ים וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹבֵר֙ בְּנַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וְכָל־הָעָם֙ עֹבְרִ֔ים עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• with a loudגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Kidronקִדְרוֹןqidrôn · KidronH6939
• towardפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:23

• Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
• 1 Kings 2:37For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.”
• John 18:1When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered.
• 2 Samuel 16:2And the king said to Ziba, “What do you mean to do with these?” So Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who are faint in the wilderness to drink.”
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
• Luke 1:80So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The brook Kidron - This was an inconsiderable brook, and only furnished with water in winter, and in the rains. See John 18:1.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. 23The Kidron Valley, east of Jerusalem, separated the City of David from the Mount of Olives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. the brook Kidron--a winter torrent that flows through the valley between the city and the eastern side of the Mount of Olives.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 15:23

• Citizens
• David
• Kidron
• Loyalty
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Appoint
• Barefoot
• Hear
• Kidron
• Prepare
• Steal
• Turn
• Bible, the
• Brook
• David

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