2 Samuel 15:28
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
2 Samuel 15:28 in other translations
| BSB | See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” |
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| WEB | Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” |
| ASV | See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. |
| YLT | see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.' |
| DARBY | See, I will stop in the plains of the desert, until there come word from you to inform me. |
| BBE | See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you. |
| Webster | See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until word shall come from you to certify me. |
What does 2 Samuel 15:28 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:24-30
David is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the gospel above our own wealth, credit, ease, and safety. Observe with what satisfaction and submission David speaks of the Divine disposal. It is our interest, as well as our duty, cheerfully to acquiesce in the will of God, whatever befalls us. Let us see God's hand…
2 Samuel 15:28 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 15:28
- 2 Samuel 17:16
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are 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.
- 2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
- 2 Samuel 17:1
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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Context
- 2 Samuel 15:27
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
- 2 Samuel 15:28
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
- 2 Samuel 15:29
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
2 Samuel 15:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mirad, yo me detendré en los campos del desierto, hasta que venga respuesta de vosotros que me dé aviso. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Voyez, j’attendrai dans les plaines du désert, jusqu’à ce que vienne de votre part une parole pour m’apporter des nouvelles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sehet, ich will in den Ebenen der Wüste verziehen, bis ein Wort von euch kommt, mir Kunde zu geben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce ego abscondar in campestribus deserti, donec veniat sermo a vobis indicans mihi. |