Tarried in a place that was far off. — Better, halted at the far house, i.e., at a definite place known by this name, probably the last house on the outskirts of the city before the road crossed the Kidron. Here David mustered his forces and made the arrangements for his flight.
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2 Samuel 15:17
17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.