2 Samuel 19 · Verse 15

2 Samuel 19:15

So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
2 Samuel 19:15, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:15 in other translations

BSBSo the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
WEBSo the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.
ASVSo the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.
YLTAnd the king turneth back, and cometh in unto the Jordan, and Judah hath come to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan,
DARBYAnd the king returned and came as far as the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.
BBESo the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.
WebsterSo the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

What does 2 Samuel 19:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Judah came to Gilgal--the most convenient place where preparations could be made for bringing the king and court over the Jordan.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:9-15

God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of his enemies, Psa 110:2, 3.

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2 Samuel 19:15 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.

וַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
וִיהוּדָ֞הvi.hu.Dahand JudahH3063
בָּ֣אba'it cameH935
הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lah<the> Gilgal towardsH1537
לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetto goH1980
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meetH7122
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְהַעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.Virto bring overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן\׃hai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:15

  • Joshua 5:9

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

  • 1 Samuel 11:14-15

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gilgal.
Jos 5:9; 1Sa 11:14,15

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

Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:14

    And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

  • 2 Samuel 19:15

    So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

  • 2 Samuel 19:16

    And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

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2 Samuel 19:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Volvió pues el rey, y vino hasta el Jordán. Y Judá vino á Gilgal, á recibir al rey y pasarlo el Jordán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il inclina le cœur de tous les hommes de Juda comme un seul homme, et ils envoyèrent dire au roi: Reviens, toi et tous tes serviteurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König kehrte zurück und kam bis an den Jordan; und Juda kam nach Gilgal, dem König entgegen, um den König über den Jordan zu führen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et reversus est rex, et venit usque ad Jordanem: et omnis Juda venit usque in Galgalam ut occurreret regi, et traduceret eum Jordanem.