2 Samuel 15:17

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The king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at a place some distance away.

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  • Ps 3:1-2 : 1 A psalm of David, composed when he fled from his son Absalom. 2 LORD, how many are my enemies! Many are rising up against me.
  • Ps 66:12 : 12 You caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us out to abundance.
  • Eccl 10:7 : 7 I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.

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  • 2 Sam 15:18-20
    3 verses
    85%

    18 All his servants passed by him, along with all the Kerethites, Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had come with him from Gath, marching past in front of the king.

    19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, 'Why should you go with us too? Go back and stay with the new king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.'

    20 ‘You only came yesterday, so why should I make you wander with us today? I must go wherever I can. Return and take your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness be with you.’

  • 2 Sam 15:14-16
    3 verses
    81%

    14 David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

    15 The king’s servants replied to him, 'Your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.'

    16 So the king set out, and all his household followed him on foot. But the king left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.

  • 2 Sam 15:22-24
    3 verses
    74%

    22 David said to Ittai, 'Go ahead, cross over.' So Ittai the Gittite and all his men and their families crossed over with him.

    23 The whole countryside wept aloud as the king and all the people passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley, and the people moved on toward the wilderness.

    24 Behold, Zadok was there too, and with him were all the Levites carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing out of the city.

  • 2 Sam 16:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 The king and all the people with him arrived exhausted, and he refreshed himself there.

    15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:28-30
    3 verses
    73%

    28 'Look, I will wait in the wilderness plains until I receive a message from you to tell me what to do.'

    29 So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

    30 David continued up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All the people with him also covered their heads and were weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 19:7-9
    3 verses
    73%

    7 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that commanders and servants mean nothing to you. I can see that if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you.

    8 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth until now."

    9 So the king got up and sat in the gateway. When the people were told, "The king is sitting in the gateway," they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites fled to their homes.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
    73%

    17 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

  • 2 Sam 20:7
    72%

    7 Joab's men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors, marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    72%

    15 He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one person. They sent word to the king, 'Return, you and all your men.'

  • 2 Sam 18:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2 David divided the troops into three groups: one-third under Joab, one-third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one-third under Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the troops, 'I will also go into battle with you.'

    3 But the people replied, 'You must not go with us. If we are forced to flee, no one will care about us. Even if half of us die, no one will pay attention. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for you to provide support from the city.'

    4 The king said to them, 'I will do whatever seems best to you.' So the king stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.

  • 1 Sam 27:2
    72%

    2 So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 19:40
    72%

    40 So all the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed too. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned to his own home.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    71%

    9 The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    71%

    13 David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill at a distance, with a wide space between them.

  • 2 Sam 20:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.

    3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the house and placed them in confinement, providing for them but no longer going to them. They remained confined like widows until the day of their death.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    71%

    21 Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
    71%

    13 So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.

  • 2 Sam 17:22
    71%

    22 So David and all the people with him arose and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, not a single one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
    71%

    25 Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, also went down to meet the king. He had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    70%

    24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    70%

    16 When all Israel realized that the king had not listened to them, they responded to the king, saying, "What share do we have in David? What inheritance is there for us in the son of Jesse? Every man to your tents, Israel! Now take care of your own house, David!" So all the Israelites returned to their homes.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
    70%

    16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.

  • 1 Sam 30:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 David and the six hundred men with him set out, and they came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.

    10 David continued the pursuit with four hundred men, while two hundred stayed behind because they were too exhausted to cross the Besor Valley.

  • 2 Sam 11:1
    70%

    1 In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab along with his servants and all of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 29:2
    70%

    2 The Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.

  • 2 Sam 18:30
    70%

    30 The king said, 'Stand aside and wait here.' So he stepped aside and stood there.

  • 1 Sam 30:31
    70%

    31 and to those in Hebron and in all the other places where David and his men had roamed.

  • 2 Sam 20:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 After he was removed from the road, everyone continued on after Joab to pursue Sheba, son of Bichri.

    14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maacah, and all the Berites assembled and followed him.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    69%

    17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 2 Sam 15:1
    69%

    1 After this, Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    69%

    15 But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 2 Sam 11:9
    69%

    9 But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord and did not go down to his house.

  • 1 Sam 14:2
    69%

    2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron, and with him were about six hundred men.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    69%

    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.