2 Samuel 15:15

15 And the servants of the king said to him, We thy servants shall perform gladly all things (We thy servants shall gladly do all things), whatever our lord the king shall command.

2 Samuel 15:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:15

And the king's servants said unto the king
In answer to him, and to show that they were quite conformable to his pleasure:

behold, thy servants [are ready to do] whatsoever my lord the king
shalt appoint;
or "choose" ^F11, whether to prepare to fight, and defend him and the city, or to depart and make their escape.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (rxby) "elegerit", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

2 Samuel 15:15 In-Context

13 Therefore a messenger came to David, and said, With all [the] heart all Israel followeth Absalom,

14 And David said to his servants that were with him in Jerusalem, Rise ye up, and flee we; for none escaping shall be to us from the face of Absalom; therefore haste ye to go out, lest he come, and occupy us, and fulfill upon us his falling, and smite the city with sharpness of [the] sword. (And David said to his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise ye up, and flee we; for there shall be no escape for us from Absalom; and so haste ye to go out, lest he come, and occupy us, and fulfill his falling on us, that is, that he destroy us, and strike down the people of the city with the sharpness of his sword.)

15 And the servants of the king said to him, We thy servants shall perform gladly all things (We thy servants shall gladly do all things), whatever our lord the king shall command.

16 Then the king went out, and all his house, upon their feet; and the king left ten women concubines, that is, secondary wives, to keep the house. (Then the king departed, and all his household followed him; but the king left ten of his concubines, or his secondary wives, to look after the palace.)

17 And (so) the king went out, and all Israel, upon their feet, and the king stood far from the house (and they stopped far away from the palace).