Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 15:17
17And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
2 Samuel 15:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
- New International Version (NIV)So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts.
Context of 2 Samuel 15:17
15And the king’s servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint. 16And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house. And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18And all his servants passed on by his side; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 19Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
Read all of 2 Samuel 152 Samuel 15:17 word by word
וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:17
- Psalms 3:1LORD, how are they multiplied that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
- Psalms 66:12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place .
- Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.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. 1-19Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.Read the comment
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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
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