2 Samuel 15:17

And having gone forth on foot, the king and all of Israel stood at a distance from the house.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Therefore, the king departed, with his entire household on foot. And the king left behind ten women of the concubines to care for the house.

18And all his servants were walking beside him. And the legions of the Cerethites and Phelethites, and all the Gittites, powerful fighters, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath on foot, were preceding the king.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:1A Psalm of David. When he fled from the face of his son, Absalom.

Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants.

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 →

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