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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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New Century Version

2 Samuel 15:17

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Absalom;   Cowardice;   David;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   Beth-Merhak;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahithophel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Absalom;   David;   Jerusalem;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ahithophel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beth-Merhak;   Far House;   Ittai;  

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 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 A messenger came to David, saying, "The Israelites are giving their loyalty to Absalom." 14 Then David said to all his officers who were with him in Jerusalem, "We must leave quickly! If we don't, we won't be able to get away from Absalom. We must hurry before he catches us and destroys us and kills the people of Jerusalem." 15 The king's officers said to him, "We will do anything you say." 16 The king set out with everyone in his house, but he left ten slave women to take care of the palace. 17 The king left with all his people following him, and they stopped at a house far away. 18 All the king's servants passed by him—the Kerethites and Pelethites, all those from Gath, and the six hundred men who had followed him. 19 The king said to Ittai, a man from Gath, "Why are you also going with us? Turn back and stay with King Absalom because you are a foreigner. This is not your homeland. 20 You joined me only a short time ago. Should I make you wander with us when I don't even know where I'm going? Turn back and take your brothers with you. May kindness and loyalty be shown to you." 21 But Ittai said to the king, "As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will stay with you, whether it means life or death." 22 David said to Ittai, "Go, march on." So Ittai from Gath and all his people with their children marched on.

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
But Abram said, "Lord God , what can you give me? I have no son, so my slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
Genesis 15:3
Abram said, "Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have."
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 15:19
This is the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Deuteronomy 4:20
But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now.
Judges 6:21
The angel of the Lord touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick that was in his hand. Then fire jumped up from the rock and completely burned up the meat and the bread! And the angel of the Lord disappeared!
Judges 13:20
The flames went up to the sky from the altar. As the fire burned, the angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they bowed facedown on the ground.
2 Samuel 22:9
Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him.
1 Chronicles 21:26
David built an altar to the Lord there and offered whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. David prayed to the Lord , and he answered him by sending down fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Isaiah 62:1
Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her; for Jerusalem's sake I will not stop speaking until her goodness shines like a bright light, until her salvation burns bright like a flame.

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.


 
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