Ecclesiastes 10:7; Psalms 3:1; Psalms 3:2; Psalms 66:12
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was (i) far off. (i) That is, from Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15:1 to 2 Samuel 16:14 . Revolt of Absalom. Flight of David (J). 2 Samuel 15:1-6 . Absalom makes himself popular by professing an in...
a place that was far off . Hebrew. Bethhammer-hah. Probably. proper name.
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he s...
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. No JFB commentary...
The Rebellion of Absalom His party is so strong that David is obliged to flee from Jerusalem. He is joined by Ittai the Gittite, and by Zadok and...
A place that was far off] RV takes it as a proper name, 'Beth-merhak.'
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 Loyal Stranger 2 Samuel 15:13-23 David was conscious of ill desert; hence his resolve to flee. How different his bearing now from that grea...
That Absalom's attitude of obeisance before David was feigned is proved by his conspiracy. That Joab cared nothing personally for Absalom is evident...
(15) And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. (16) And the king we...
And the king went forth ,.... From Jerusalem; which is repeated, that it might be observed in what a hurry and fright he was: and all the people a...
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. Ver. 17. And tarried in a place that was far off....
Absalom knew how to take full advantage of his outward acceptance by his father Now there was no difficulty in beginning to exalt himself in the eyes...
David's Flight. B. C. 1023. 13 And t...
Either to rest and refresh themselves a little; or rather, in expectation of others who should or would come after him, that they might march away in...
David Learns Of The Rebellion And Flees Jerusalem While Absalom Enlists The Services of Ahithophel ( 2 Samuel 15:12-31 ). Once messengers had gone...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 15:1 . “After this.” Keil, Erdmann and Thenius attach the idea of immediateness to the Hebrew adverb...
2 Samuel 15:7 . After forty years. Some contend that this refers to the time when David was secretly anointed; but as no other record is dated fro...
Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Absalom; or, the fast young man The Bible resembles a portrait galle...
Arise and let us flee. David’s flight The motive for the flight was probably a patriotic one. David would not, let the city be destroyed by civ...
And the king went forth and tarried in a place which was far off. Expatriation Far up and far back in the history of heaven there came a period...
EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 15:1 After this. The Hebrew is a more precise phrase than that on which we have commented on 2 Samuel 10:1 and 2 S...
The Flight of David
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off, he stopped for some time at Beth-merhak, possibly a f...
Far off — At some convenient distance, tho' not very far.
17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.