Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 15:17
2 Samuel 15:17 is verse 17 of 2 Samuel chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
King James Version
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 out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
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2 Samuel 15:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
16 Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.
17 So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
18 and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 3:1O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Psalms 3:2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
Psalms 66:12You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.