2 Samuel 16:19

Contextual Overview

¹⁵Now Absalom and all the Israelites came to Jerusalem. Ahithophel was also with him. ¹⁵ Avshalom, and all the people, the men of Yisra'el, came to Yerushalayim, and Achitofel with him. ¹⁵ And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁵ Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, had come to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him. ¹⁵ Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁵ Meanwhile, Absalom, Ahithophel, and all the Israelites arrived at Jerusalem. ¹⁵ Now when Absalom and all the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, Ahithophel was with him. ¹⁵Then Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁵ Then Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁵ And Absalom, & all the people, the men of Israel, came to Ierusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

should I not serve: 2 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 28:2, 1 Samuel 29:8, Psalms 55:21, Galatians 2:13

Reciprocal: Joshua 2:4 - General 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And again, whom should I serve?.... Or "secondly" e, a second reason is here given for serving Absalom: the first was the choice of God and the people, the second follows:

[should I] not [serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence: he signifies, that as the kingdom was not translated into another family, but continued in succession in David's house, the alteration made was of no great consequence; it was indifferent to him whom he served, the father or the son; and he could as freely, and would as faithfully serve the son as the father; nor did he think it any breach of friendship to David, nor would David resent it, that he should serve his son, and do the best offices, and give him the best counsel he could; and he seems to bespeak the office of a counsellor, in which he had been to David, that he might be admitted into the presence of Absalom, and be of his privy council, and have the opportunity of giving his best advice.

e השנית "secunda", Montanus, Munster, Vatablus; "secundo", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.