Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 15:23
23And 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.1
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 King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 2 Samuel 15:23
21And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. 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. 24And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were 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 passed out of the city. 25And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
Read all of 2 Samuel 152 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
- countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- loudגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
- Kidronקִדְרוֹןqidrôn · KidronH6939
- towardפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
- wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:23
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
- 1 Kings 2:37For it shall be, that on the day thou shalt go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thy own head.
- John 18:1When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.
- 2 Samuel 16:2And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
- Matthew 3:1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- Luke 1:80And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing 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
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 15:23 Kidron: Gr. Cedron ↩
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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