2 Samuel 15:14
And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes I and give them to thy neighhour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
2 Samuel 19:10But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in the battle: how long are you silent, and bring not back the king?
Psalms 3:1The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom.
Psalms 55:3the same are darts.
Psalms 137:5Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear 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 →