For Israel had fled. — Translate, but Israel fled; “Israel” being used here, as throughout this narrative (see 2 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 16:18; 2 Samuel 17:5; 2 Samuel 17:14-15; 2 Samuel 17:24; 2 Samuel 17:26; 2 Samuel 18:6-7; 2 Samuel 18:16-17), for those who had espoused the cause of Absalom.
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2 Samuel 19:8
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.