And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
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Interpretation
David determined to quit Jerusalem. He took this resolve, as a penitent submitting to the rod.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 15:19-23.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Gath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Safi.
- Kidron Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Kidron River.