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18 And (A)all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from (B)Gath, passed on before the king. 19 Then the king said to (C)Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile from your home. 20 You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, since I go (D)I know not where? Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the Lord show[a] steadfast love and faithfulness to you.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks may the Lord show

18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites(A) and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king.

19 The king said to Ittai(B) the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner,(C) an exile from your homeland. 20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander(D) about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”[a](E)

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  1. 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew May kindness and faithfulness be with you