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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 15:19-20

2 Samuel 15:19-20. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, &c. He seems to have been the commander of those six hundred men before mentioned. And the Jews make him the son of Achish, king of Gath, who, they say, out of religion and friendship came to David. Return to thy place To Jerusalem, where thy place of residence is. And abide with the king With Absalom, king by usurpation. For thou art a stranger and an exile Not much concerned in our affairs, and therefore thou oughtest... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:1-37

Absalom’s rebellion (15:1-37)By cunning and deceit over the next few years, Absalom strengthened his position and gathered himself a following, mainly among the people of Judah’s country regions. He encouraged a feeling of dissatisfaction with David’s administration and promised a better deal for the common people if he were in a position of authority (15:1-6).Clearly, Absalom was plotting to seize the throne. It appears that he relied for the success of his rebellion upon the personal support... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 15:19

strainger = foreigner. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 15:20

mercy = lovingkindness, or grace. truth = faithfulness. Septuagint and Syriac read "Jehovah will deal with thee in lovingkindness and faithfulness". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:19

ITTAI; A NEW ALLY; JOINED DAVID'S FORCES"Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile from your home. You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, seeing I go I know not where? Go back and take your brethren with you; and may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you." But Ittai answered the king, "As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 15:19

2 Samuel 15:19. Ittai the Gittite— The Jews say, that this Ittai was the son of king Achish, and that, being obliged to quit Gath on account of his attachment to David, he came to offer him his services at the head of the six hundred men mentioned in the foregoing verse, who, as well as himself, had embraced the Jewish religion; an opinion which seems as probable as any other. It is very certain, however, that they came but the day before, 2 Samuel 15:20.; and David, from a principle of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 15:13-37

David’s flight from Jerusalem 15:13-37The people of Israel had formerly given the kingdom to David as a gift (2 Samuel 5:1-3), but now they took that gift from him (2 Samuel 15:13). [Note: Gunn, "David and . . .," p. 22.] David knew that Absalom was popular with the people. Evidently he fled Jerusalem to save his own life and to spare the capital from destruction. Perhaps Absalom planned to destroy David’s capital as well as to kill the king and reassert Judean supremacy. Clearly David planned... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 15:1-37

The Rebellion of AbsalomHis party is so strong that David is obliged to flee from Jerusalem. He is joined by Ittai the Gittite, and by Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and by Hushai the Archite. The king, however, orders Zadok, Abiathar, and Hushai to return to Jerusalem.1. Fifty men to run before him] Such runners have always formed part of royal state in the East: cp. 1 Kings 1:5; 1 Kings 18:46. 2. Rose] rather, ’used to rise,’ and stand by the gate so as to meet all who went in or out.7.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 15:19

(19) Ittai the Gittite.—The patronymic must here be understood literally, since David calls him “a stranger and also an exile;” he had but comparatively recently (2 Samuel 15:20) attached himself to David’s service, bringing with him his family and others of his countrymen. From the fact that David afterwards entrusted him with the command of a third of his forces, it is clear that he must have been an experienced general. It cannot be shown positively that he was a proselyte, although this is... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 15:1-37

5. Absalom’s Conspiracy and David’s Flight CHAPTER 15 1. Absalom steals the hearts of the men of Israel (2 Samuel 15:1-6 ) 2. His conspiracy (2 Samuel 15:7-12 ) 3. The flight of the king (2 Samuel 15:13-37 ) The beautiful prince gradually prepared for the great conspiracy of which we read now and which made of his own father the Lord’s anointed, an exile. Chariots and horses with fifty men to run before him won no doubt the admiration of the people. His evident interest in their... read more