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2 Samuel 15:13-26 (NLT)
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13 A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, "All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!" 14 "Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!" David urged his men. "Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster." 15 "We are with you," his advisers replied. "Do what you think is best." 16 So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace. 17 The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house 18 to let all the king's men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king's bodyguard. 19 Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, "Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile. 20 You arrived only recently, and should I force you today to wander with us? I don't even know where we will go. Go on back and take your kinsmen with you, and may the Lord show you his unfailing love and faithfulness." 21 22 David replied, "All right, come with us." So Ittai and all his men and their families went along. 23 Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness. 24 Zadok and all the Levites also came along, carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until everyone had passed out of the city. 25 Then the king instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. "If the Lord sees fit," David said, "he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again. 26 But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him."
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 21) Loyalty (2015-04-19)
Definition(s):
Abiathar (Ab-eye-a-thar): excellent father; father of the remnant
Absalom (Ab-sal-omm): father of peace
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Gath (Gath): a wine-press
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Kidron (Kid-ron): obscure; making black or sad
Zadok (Zad-okk): just; justified
Ittai (It-eye):
Levites (Lee-vights):
So (Soh):
