2 Samuel 16:14

14 The king and all his men were worn out when they reached the Jordan, and there they rested.

2 Samuel 16:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 16:14

And the king, and all the people that [were] with him, came
weary
With their journey, and through grief and trouble at what they met with:

and refreshed themselves there:
that is, at Bahurim, with food and rest; which revived their spirits, and put as it were new life and soul into them, as the word used signifies. Josephus ^F25 says, when David came to Jordan, he refreshed his weary men.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 9. sect. 4.

2 Samuel 16:14 In-Context

12 Perhaps the Lord will notice my misery and give me some blessings to take the place of his curse."

13 So David and his men continued along the road. Shimei kept up with them, walking on the hillside; he was cursing and throwing stones and dirt at them as he went.

14 The king and all his men were worn out when they reached the Jordan, and there they rested.

15 Absalom and all the Israelites with him entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with them.

16 When Hushai, David's trusted friend, met Absalom, he shouted, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"

Footnotes

• [a]. [One ancient translation] the Jordan; [Hebrew does not have these words.]