2 Samuel 15 · Verse 22

2 Samuel 15:22

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.
2 Samuel 15:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:22 in other translations

BSB“March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
WEBDavid said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were with him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd David saith unto Ittai, ‘Go and pass over;' and Ittai the Gittite passeth over, and all his men, and all the infants who are with him.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Samuel 15:22 mean?

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 15:22 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אִתַּ֖י'i.TaiIttaiH863
לֵ֣ךְlekhcomeH1980
וַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.Vorand pass onH5674
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed onH5674
אִתַּ֤י'i.TaiIttaiH863
הַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.Tithe GittiteH1663
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
אֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.Shavmen hisH582
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַטַּ֖ףha.Tafthe little one[s]H2945
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
אִתּֽוֹ\׃'i.To[were] with himH854

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

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and all the little.Sir John Chardin informs us,in a MS. note on this place, that it is usual with the greatest part of the eastern people, especially the Arabs, to carry their whole family with them when they go to war.
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Context

  • 2 Samuel 15:21

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 15:22

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 15:23

    And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

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2 Samuel 15:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces David dijo á Ittai: Ven pues, y pasa. Y pasó Ittai Getheo, y todos sus hombres, y toda su familia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David dit à Itthaï: Va, et passe! Alors Itthaï, le Guitthien, passa avec tous ses hommes et tous les enfants qui étaient avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach David zu Ittai: Komm und ziehe hinüber! Und Ittai, der Gathiter, zog hinüber mit allen seinen Männern und allen Kindern, die bei ihm waren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait David Ethai: Veni, et transi. Et transivit Ethai Gethæus, et omnes viri qui cum eo erant, et reliqua multitudo.