^19:8So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they⁷ all came before him.

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But the Israelite soldiers⁸ had all fled to their own homes.⁹

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Footnotes

7 Heb “all the people.”
8 The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” (see 18:16–17).
9 Heb “had fled, each to his tent.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king.

Now Israel had fled every man to his own home.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told, “The king is sitting in the gateway,” they all came before him.

Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, “Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence.

Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him.

Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes.

So the king got up and he sat in the gate, and they told all the army, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then all the army came before the king; whereas all of Israel had fled, each to his tent.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

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2 Samuel 19:8

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