2 Samuel 15:13-17

David Flees from Jerusalem

15:13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” ¹  15:14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, ²  “Come on! ³  Let’s escape! ⁴  Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring ⁵  disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.” ⁶  15:15 The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.” ⁷ 

15:16 So the king and all the members of his royal court ⁸  set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines ⁹  to attend to the palace. 15:17 The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing ¹⁰  at a spot ¹¹  some distance away.

[15:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”

[15:14]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:14]  ³ tn Heb “Arise!”

[15:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “let’s flee.”

[15:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “thrust.”

[15:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

[15:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “according to all that my lord the king will choose, behold your servants!”

[15:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “and all his house.”

[15:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “women, concubines.”

[15:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they stood.”

[15:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”