2 Samuel 15:28

Modern

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Traditional

See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

Literal

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me.”

Latin

Ecce ego abscondar in campestribus deserti, donec veniat sermo a vobis indicans mihi.

Hebrew

English

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 17:16
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
2 Samuel 15:23
Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel 17:1
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
2 Samuel 16:2
“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”