2 Samuel 15:17

THE MESSAGE

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.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

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 Someone came to David with the report, "The whole country has taken up with Absalom!" ¹⁴ "Up and out of here!" called David to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem. "We've got to run for our lives or none of us will escape Absalom! Hurry, he's about to pull the city down around our ears and slaughter us all!" ¹⁵ The king's servants said, "Whatever our master, the king, says, we'll do; we're with you all the way!" ¹⁶So the king and his entire household escaped on foot. The king left ten concubines behind to tend to the palace. And so they left, step by step by step, and then paused at the last house as the whole army passed by him—all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and the six hundred Gittites who had marched with him from Gath, went past. ¹⁹The king called out to Ittai the Gittite, "What are you doing here? Go back with King Absalom. You're a stranger here and freshly uprooted from your own country. You arrived only yesterday, and am I going to let you take your chances with us as I live on the road like a gypsy? Go back, and take your family with you. And God's grace and truth go with you!" ²¹ But Ittai answered, "As God lives and my master the king lives, where my master is, that's where I'll be—whether it means life or death." ²² "All right," said David, "go ahead." And they went on, Ittai the Gittite with all his men and all the children he had with him. ²³The whole country was weeping in loud lament as all the people passed by. As the king crossed the Brook Kidron, the army headed for the road to the wilderness. Zadok was also there, the Levites with him, carrying God 's Chest of the Covenant. They set the Chest of God down, Abiathar standing by, until all the people had evacuated the city.

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
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."

Judges 6:21
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"

Isaiah 62:1
Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch. Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory. You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God . You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God 's hand, a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God. No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration. For as a young man marries his virgin bride, so your builder marries you, And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, so your God is happy with you.

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.