The king said, “Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”

Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me.”

All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.

Now send word quickly to David and warn him, “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.”