^15:13Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”¹⁸^15:14So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,¹⁹ “Come on!²⁰ Let’s escape!²¹ Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring²² disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”²³^15:15The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.”²⁴

^15:16So the king and all the members of his royal court²⁵ set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines²⁶ to attend to the palace. ^15:17The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing²⁷ at a spot²⁸ some distance away.

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Footnotes

18 Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”
19 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
20 Heb “Arise!”
21 Heb “let’s flee.”
22 Heb “thrust.”
23 Heb “and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
24 Heb “according to all that my lord the king will choose, behold your servants!”
25 Heb “and all his house.”
26 Heb “women, concubines.”
27 Heb “and they stood.”
28 Heb “house.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.” Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” And the king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.” So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house. And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”

Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”

The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”

The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace. So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then an informer came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Get up. We have to flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! Leave quickly, or he will overtake us quickly, heap disaster on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

The king’s servants said to the king, “Whatever my lord the king decides, we are your servants.” Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace. So the king set out, and all the people followed him. They stopped at the last house

NLTNew Living Translation

A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”

“Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.”

“We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.”

So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace. The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.” Then David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom! Hurry to go, otherwise he will come quickly and overtake us! And he will bring disaster on us and evil! He will attack the city with the edge of the sword!” Then the servants of the king said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!” The king went out with all his household following him, but the king left behind ten concubines to look after the house. So the king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at the last house.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 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. And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

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