2 Samuel 15:17

17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.

2 Samuel 15:17 in Other Translations

17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

17 And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.

17 The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house

17 And so they left, step by step by step, and then paused at the last house

17 So the king set out, and all the people followed him. They stopped at the last house

2 Samuel 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:17

And the king went forth
From Jerusalem; which is repeated, that it might be observed in what a hurry and fright he was:

and all the people after him;
his family, court, and servants, and as many of the people of Jerusalem as chose to go with him:

and tarried at a place that was afar off;
when they had got at some distance from the city, they stopped and stayed a while; it could not be a great way from it, for they had not as yet passed over the brook Kidron, ( 2 Samuel 15:23 ) .

2 Samuel 15:17 In-Context

15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”

16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace.

17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.

18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king.

19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland.