2 Samuel 15:14

14 —Entonces debemos huir de inmediato, ¡si no será muy tarde! —David dijo a sus hombres—. ¡Apresúrense! Si salimos de Jerusalén antes de que llegue Absalón, tanto nosotros como la ciudad nos salvaremos del desastre.

2 Samuel 15:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:14

And David said unto all his servants that [were] with him at
Jerusalem
His courtiers and ministers of state, the officers of his household, as many of them as were with him in the city; for some of them very probably were in the country, as Ahithophel was, and some might be along with Absalom, whom he had invited to his peace offerings:

arise, and let us flee;
it is much that a man of such courage and valour as David should be so intimidated at once as to make a flight as soon as he heard of a conspiracy forming against him:

for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom;
his fears ran so high, that he fancied he would be upon them presently:

make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly;
which still more clearly shows the panic he was in:

and bring evil upon us;
kill them, or make them prisoners:

and smite the city with the edge of the sword;
the inhabitants of it, should they make resistance.

2 Samuel 15:14 In-Context

12 Mientras Absalón ofrecía los sacrificios, mandó a buscar a Ahitofel, uno de los consejeros de David que vivía en Gilo. En poco tiempo muchos más se unieron a Absalón, y la conspiración cobró fuerza.

13 David escapa de Jerusalén
Pronto llegó un mensajero a Jerusalén para decirle a David: «¡Todo Israel se ha unido a Absalón en una conspiración en su contra!».

14 —Entonces debemos huir de inmediato, ¡si no será muy tarde! —David dijo a sus hombres—. ¡Apresúrense! Si salimos de Jerusalén antes de que llegue Absalón, tanto nosotros como la ciudad nos salvaremos del desastre.

15 —Estamos con usted —respondieron sus consejeros—. Haga lo que mejor le parezca.

16 Entonces el rey salió de inmediato junto con todos los de su casa. No dejó a nadie excepto a diez de sus concubinas para que cuidaran el palacio.