2 Samuel 15:14

Translations

Modern

And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

Traditional

And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

Literal

And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we there will not be an escape from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he hurry and overtake us and swing upon us a disaster and strike the city with the mouth of the sword.”

Latin

Et ait David servis suis qui erant cum eo in Jerusalem: Surgite, fugiamus: neque enim erit nobis effugium a facie Absalom: festinate egredi, ne forte veniens occupet nos, et impellat super nos ruinam, et percutiat civitatem in ore gladii.

Original

Hebrew

English

And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

Notes

2 Samuel 15:1–19

Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

2 Samuel 19:9
And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
Matthew 11:12
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
Psalm 51:18
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 3:1–8
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2 Samuel 23:16–17
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
Luke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
Psalm 55:3–11
…at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.
Ezekiel 46:18
The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”
2 Samuel 12:11
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
Psalm 137:5–6
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.

Parallels

Psalm 3:1–8

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Absalom David Gilead (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Cowardice: David, in Fleeing from Absalom David: King of Israel: David's Flight from Jerusalem

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