15:19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new 1 king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country. 2
1 tn The word “new” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to make it clear that David refers to Absalom, not himself.
2 tn Heb “place.”
3 tn Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”
4 tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).
5 tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”
6 tn Heb “swallowed up.”
5 tn Heb “a man of stature.”