2 Samuel 15:17

Brenton's Septuagint

And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king set out, and all the people followed him. They stopped at the last house

Hebrew Names Version
The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beit-Merhak.

King James Version
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

Lexham English Bible
So the king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at the last house.

English Standard Version
And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.

New Century Version
The king left with all his people following him, and they stopped at a house far away.

New English Translation
The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing at a spot some distance away.

Amplified Bible
The king left, and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.

New American Standard Bible
The king left, and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King went forth & all the people after him, and taried in a place farre off.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king went out and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.

Complete Jewish Bible
The king set out with all the people after him, but they waited at the last house

Darby Translation
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed at the remote house.

Easy-to-Read Version
The king left with everyone in his house following him on foot. They stopped at the last house.

George Lamsa Translation
And the king went forth and all the people after him, and they halted in a place at a distance from the city.

Good News Translation
As the king and all his men were leaving the city, they stopped at the last house.

Literal Translation
And the king went out, and all the people at his feet. And they stood still at the house farthest away.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the kynge and all the people came forth on fote, they wete farre from home,

American Standard Version
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

Bible in Basic English
And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king went foorth and all the people at his feete, and taried in a place that was farre of.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

King James Version (1611)
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and taried in a place that was farre off.

English Revised Version
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth–merhak.

Berean Standard Bible
So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the king yede out, and al Israel, on her feet, and the kyng stood fer fro the hous.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

Update Bible Version
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

World English Bible
The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth-merhak.

New King James Version
And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts.

New Living Translation
The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house

New Life Bible
The king left with all the people, and they stopped at the last house.

New Revised Standard
The king left, followed by all the people; and they stopped at the last house.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus then the king went forth, with all the people attending him, - and they came to a stand at a place that was far off.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:

Revised Standard Version
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they halted at the last house.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king went out and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.

Contextual Overview

¹³ And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom. ¹⁴ And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. ¹⁵ And the king’s servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants. ¹⁶ And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house. ¹⁷ And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house. ¹⁸ And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king. ¹⁹ And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou has come forth as a sojourner out of thy place. ²⁰ Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee. ²¹ And Ethi answered the king and said, As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be. ²² And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

went forth: Psalms 3:1, *title Psalms 3:2, Psalms 66:12, Ecclesiastes 10:7

Cross-References

Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, Master and Lord, what wilt thou give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir.

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, I am grieved since thou hast given me no seed, but my home-born servant shall succeed me.

Genesis 15:18
In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.

Genesis 15:19
The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,

Deuteronomy 4:20
But God took you, and led you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.

Judges 6:21
And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; and fire came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread, and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

Judges 13:20
And it came to pass when the flame went up above the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord went up in the flame; and Manoe and his wife were looking, and they fell upon their face to the earth.

2 Samuel 22:9
There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.

1 Chronicles 21:26
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he cried to the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and it consumed the whole-burnt-offering.

Isaiah 62:1
For Sion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as light, and my salvation burn as a torch.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king went forth,.... From Jerusalem; which is repeated, that it might be observed in what a hurry and fright he was:

and all the people after him; his family, court, and servants, and as many of the people of Jerusalem as chose to go with him:

and tarried at a place that was afar off; when they had got at some distance from the city, they stopped and stayed a while; it could not be a great way from it, for they had not as yet passed over the brook Kidron, 2 Samuel 15:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 15:17. And tarried in a place — He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.