2 Samuel 15:14
And David said to his servants, who were with him in Jerusalem: “Rise up, let us flee! For otherwise there will be no escape for us from the face of Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest perhaps, upon arriving, he may seize us, and force ruin upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
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2 Samuel 12:11And so, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up over you an evil from your own house. And I will take your wives away before your eyes, and I will give them to your neighbor. And he will sleep with your wives in the sight of this sun.
2 Samuel 19:10But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in the war. How long will you be silent, and not lead back the king?”
Psalms 3:1A Psalm of David. When he fled from the face of his son, Absalom.
Psalms 55:3My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.
Psalms 137:5And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.
Matthew 11:12But from the days of John the Baptist, even until now, the kingdom of heaven has endured violence, and the violent carry it away.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:14-24
David's Flight. ( b. c. 1023.) 13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.… Read the whole commentary →