2 Samuel 15 · Verse 17

2 Samuel 15:17

And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
2 Samuel 15:17, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:17 in other translations

BSBSo the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
WEBThe king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
ASVAnd the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.
YLTAnd the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.
DARBYAnd the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed at the remote house.
BBEAnd the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.
WebsterAnd the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

What does 2 Samuel 15:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:13-23

David determined to quit Jerusalem. He took this resolve, as a penitent submitting to the rod. Before unrighteous Absalom he could justify himself, and stand out; but before the righteous God he must condemn himself, and yield to his judgments. Thus he accepts the punishment of his sin. And good men, when they themselves suffer, are anxious that others should not be led to suffer with them. He compelled none; those…

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2 Samuel 15:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
בְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.Lavat feet hisH7272
וַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stoodH5975
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּרְחָֽק\׃ha.mer.Chakthe distanceH4801

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 15:17

  • Psalms 3:1-2

    A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

  • Psalms 66:12

    Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:7

    I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went forth.
Ps 3:1; *title
Ps 3:2; 66:12; Ec 10:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 15:16

    And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.

  • 2 Samuel 15:17

    And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

  • 2 Samuel 15:18

    And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

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2 Samuel 15:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Salió pues el rey con todo el pueblo que le seguía, y paráronse en un lugar distante.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi sortit, et tout le peuple à sa suite; et ils s’arrêtèrent à Beth-Merkhak.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So zog der König hinaus, und alles Volk in seinem Gefolge, und sie machten Halt bei dem entfernten Hause.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egressusque rex et omnis Israël pedibus suis, stetit procul a domo: