2 Samuel 15:15

15 And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants [do].'

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 And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, `The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.'

14 And David saith to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, `Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

15 And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants [do].'

16 And the king goeth out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaveth ten women -- concubines -- to keep the house.

17 And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.