2 Samuel 15:22

22 David said to Ittai, "Go, march on." So Ittai from Gath and all his people with their children marched on.

2 Samuel 15:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:22

And David said unto Ittai, go, and pass over
It being his resolution to abide with him, he urged him no more to depart, but bid him pass over the brook Kidron before him:

and Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men;
the six hundred Gittites that were under his command:

and all the little ones that [were] with him;
that belonged to him and his men, and no doubt their wives also.

2 Samuel 15:22 In-Context

20 You joined me only a short time ago. Should I make you wander with us when I don't even know where I'm going? Turn back and take your brothers with you. May kindness and loyalty be shown to you."

21 But Ittai said to the king, "As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will stay with you, whether it means life or death."

22 David said to Ittai, "Go, march on." So Ittai from Gath and all his people with their children marched on.

23 All the people cried loudly as everyone passed by. King David crossed the Kidron Valley, and then all the people went on to the desert.

24 Zadok and all the Levites with him carried the Ark of the Agreement with God. They set it down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had left the city.