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:
• New International Version (NIV)David said to him, “If you go with me, you will be a burden to 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.

Context of 2 Samuel 15:33

31When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!” 32When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning. But David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden. 34Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, ‘I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father’s adviser in the past.’ Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel’s advice. 35Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made 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 eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a 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