2 Samuel 15:16
And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
17And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.
Cross References
Judges 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali out of Kedesh, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.
1 Samuel 25:42And Abigail arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
2 Samuel 19:10And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Absalom.
Psalms 3:1A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Absalom. 1
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 →