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2 Samuel 15:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 15:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 And all his servants went about him, and all the [a]Cherethites and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, even six hundred men which were come after him from Gath, went before the king.
19 Then said the King to [b]Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore comest thou also with us? Return and abide with the King, for thou art a stranger, depart thou therefore to thy place.
20 Thou camest yesterday, and should I cause thee to wander today and go with us? I will go whither I can: therefore return thou, and carry again thy [c]brethren: mercy and [d]truth be with thee.
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- 2 Samuel 15:18 These were as the king’s guard, or as some write, his counselors.
- 2 Samuel 15:19 Who as some write was the king’s son of Gath.
- 2 Samuel 15:20 Meaning, them of his family.
- 2 Samuel 15:20 God require thee thy friendship and fidelity.
2 Samuel 15:18-20
New International Version
2 Samuel 15:18-20
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew May kindness and faithfulness be with you
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