Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:17
And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city. read more
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:19
Thou art a stranger , and also an exile - Some suppose that Ittai was the son of Achish, king of Gath, who was very much attached to David, and banished from his father's court on that account. He and his six hundred men are generally supposed to have been proselytes to the Jewish religion. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:20
Mercy and truth be with thee - May God ever show thee mercy, as thou showest it to me, and his truth ever preserve thee from error and delusion! read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:13-18
David's flight from Jerusalem. "Arise! and let us flee" ( 2 Samuel 15:14 ). References : 1 . Leaving the palace, on receiving news from Hebron (after the harvest and vintage, 2 Samuel 16:1 ; 2 Samuel 17:28 ; Psalms 4:7 ). 2 . At "the Far House" (Beth-hammerhak), on the outskirts of the city ( 2 Samuel 15:17 ); and at "the olive tree in (on the road to) the wilderness of Judah" ( LXX .); the procession formed; Ittai the Gittite. 3 . Passing over the Kidron; the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:13-30
The facts are: 1 . David, being informed of the rising in favour of Absalom, calls upon his friends to flee from Jerusalem, in order to avoid its being smitten by a sudden attack. 2 . His servants being willing to go with him, he leads out his entire household, with the exception of a few to take care of the house. 3 . In his departure he is accompanied by his bodyguard, and the six hundred men which followed him from Garb. 4 . Observing Ittai in the company, he suggests that,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:14
Arise, and let us flee. The rebellion of Absalom, and David's humiliating flight, bring out all the better parts of the king's character, and set him once again before us as a man after God's own heart. For this period is richly illustrated by the psalms which were written under the pressure of this great affliction, and which are marked by firm confidence in God, and an assured sense of the Divine nearness and protection. Psalms 41:1-13 . shows how poignant was his anguish at Ahithophel's... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:15
The king's servants. These were the officers of David's court and household, numerous enough to hamper his movements, but not enough to protect him. All David's wives, moreover, went, and his children, and some of his concubines ( 2 Samuel 19:5 ), ten, however, being left in charge of the palace. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:17
And tarried in a place that was far off; Revised Version, in Beth-merhak. "The Far House"—so we may translate this proper name—was probably not a dwelling, but a pavilion overlooking the Kidron valley; and here David halted his household until all were assembled, and arrangements made for their journey. Here, too, the bodyguard would gather, and they would cross the Kidron only when everything was ready for their orderly progress. Confusion at such a time would breed a panic and invite an... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:18
All the Gittites, air hundred men which came after him from Gath. The Septuagint reads "Gibborim," and without doubt these are the persons meant; but while they were styled Gibborim, the "mighties," for honour's sake, because of their prowess, they probably were popularly called David's Gittites, because they were the six hundred men who had formed his little army when he sought refuge with Achish, King of Gath (l Samuel 27:2; 30:9). They were not Philistines, but Israelites of desperate... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:14
David said - Arise - let us flee - This, I believe, was the first time that David turned his back to his enemies. And why did he now flee? Jerusalem, far from not being in a state to sustain a siege, was so strong that even the blind and the lame were supposed to be a sufficient defense for the walls, see 2 Samuel 5:6 . And he had still with him his faithful Cherethites and Pelethites; besides six hundred faithful Gittites, who were perfectly willing to follow his fortunes. There... read more