2 Samuel 15:14-16

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¹⁴David said to all his ^[a]servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom! Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring disaster on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” ¹⁵The king’s servants said to him, “Listen, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.” ¹⁶So the king left, and all his household ^[b]with him. But the king left behind ten women who were ^[c]concubines to take care of the house (palace).^(A)

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 15:14 This would have included various officials, guards, staff, and other members of David’s court and household.
2 Samuel 15:16 Lit at his feet.
2 Samuel 15:16 See note Gen 22:24.