World English Bible
2 Samuel 15:16
“The king went forth, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 15
David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
The king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.
The king went forth, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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