2 Samuel 15 · Verse 18

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.
2 Samuel 15:18, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:18 in other translations

BSBand all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
WEBAll his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
ASVAnd all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
YLTAnd all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.
DARBYAnd all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed over before the king.
BBEAnd all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.
WebsterAnd all his servants passed on by his side; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

What does 2 Samuel 15:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 15:18-20
18-20. all the Gittites, six hundred men--These were a body of foreign guards, natives of Gath, whom David, when in the country of the Philistines, had enlisted in his service, and kept around his person. Addressing their commander, Ittai, he made a searching trial of their fidelity in bidding them (2Sa 15:19) abide with the new king.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 15:18 in the original Hebrew

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וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
עֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.Rim[were] passing byH5674
עַל\־'al-atH5921
יָד֔וֹya.Doside hisH3027
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.Tithe Kerethite[s]H3774
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.Tithe Pelethite[s]H6432
וְכָֽל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.Timthe GittitesH1663
שֵׁשׁ\־shesh-sixH8337
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
אִ֗ישׁ'IshmanH376
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
בָּ֤אוּBa.'uthey had comeH935
בְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.Loat foot hisH7272
מִגַּ֔תmi.Gatfrom GathH1661
עֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.Rim[were] passing byH5674
עַל\־'al-atH5921
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 15:18

  • 2 Samuel 8:18

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

  • 2 Samuel 20:23

    Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

  • 1 Samuel 30:14

    We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

  • 2 Samuel 20:7

    And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • 1 Kings 1:38

    So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:17

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

  • 1 Samuel 27:3

    And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

  • 2 Samuel 18:2

    And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

  • 2 Samuel 6:10

    So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.

  • 2 Samuel 15:19-22

    Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Cherethites.
8:18; 20:7,23; 1Sa 30:14; 1Ki 1:38; 1Ch 18:17
Gittites.
19-22; 6:10; 18:2; 1Sa 27:3

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 15:19

    Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

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2 Samuel 15:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todos sus siervos pasaban á su lado, con todos los Ceretheos y Peletheos; y todos los Getheos, seiscientos hombres que habían venido á pie desde Gath, iban delante del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tous ses serviteurs marchaient à ses côtés; et tous les Keréthiens, et tous les Peléthiens, et tous les Guitthiens, 600 hommes qui étaient venus de Gath à sa suite, marchaient devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle seine Knechte zogen an seiner Seite hinüber; und alle Kerethiter und alle Pelethiter, und alle Gathiter, sechshundert Mann, die in seinem Gefolge von Gath gekommen waren, zogen vor dem König hinüber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et universi servi ejus ambulabant juxta eum, et legiones Cerethi, et Phelethi, et omnes Gethæi, pugnatores validi, sexcenti viri qui secuti eum fuerant de Geth pedites, præcedebant regem.