2 Samuel 15:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ All the king’s ·servants [men; officers; officials] passed by him—the Kerethites and Pelethites [^Cforeign mercenaries who served as the king’s bodyguards], ·all those from Gath, and the six hundred men who had followed him [or and the six hundred men from Gath].

¹⁹ The king said to Ittai, a man from Gath, “Why are you also going with us? Turn back and stay with ·King Absalom [^Lthe king] because you are a foreigner. ·This is not [^L…—an exile from] your homeland. ²⁰ You joined me only ·a short time ago [^Lyesterday]. Should I make you wander with us when I don’t even know where I’m going? Turn back and take your ·brothers [kinsmen; people] with you. May ·kindness [faithful love] and ·loyalty [faithfulness; truth] be shown to you.”