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2 Samuel 15:19-21

King James Version (KJV)

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19. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile. 20. Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth [be] with thee. 21. And Ittai answered the king, and said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

2 Samuel 15:19-21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:19

Theological / Devotional

Wherefore goest thou? David had a real concern for these strangers from Philistia; he was also testing their loyalty. It was essential now that he have with him only those in whom he could place the fullest dependence. Thus far these men had proved themselves true. But now that David was engaged in a civil war, he may not have been certain that they would continue loyal.

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