Catholic Public Domain Version
"And having gone forth on foot, the king and all of Israel stood at a distance from the house. "
— 2 Samuel 15:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.”
“And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak. ”
“The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.”
“The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing at a spot some distance away.”
“And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:”
“And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.”
“And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.”
And David said to his servants, who were with him in Jerusalem: “Rise up, let us flee! For otherwise there will be no escape for us from the face of Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest perhaps, upon arriving, he may seize us, and force ruin upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
And the servants of the king said to him, “Everything whatsoever that our lord the king will command, we your servants shall carry out willingly.”
Therefore, the king departed, with his entire household on foot. And the king left behind ten women of the concubines to care for the house.
And having gone forth on foot, the king and all of Israel stood at a distance from the house.
And all his servants were walking beside him. And the legions of the Cerethites and Phelethites, and all the Gittites, powerful fighters, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath on foot, were preceding the king.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite: “Why do you come with us? Return and live with the king. For you are a stranger, and you departed from your own place.
You arrived yesterday. And today should you be compelled to go away with us? For I should go to the place where I am going. But you should return, and lead your own brothers back with you. And the Lord will show mercy and truth to you, because you have shown grace and faith.”