2 Samuel 15:18

“All his servants were passing beside him, and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had come after him from Gath, were passing before the king.”

2 Samuel 15:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 15:18, word by word

his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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were passingעֹבְרִיםovrim

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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beside himיָדyad

beside

Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.

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the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִיkereti

Kerethites

Kerethite: a member of a people neighboring the Philistines, in the south. Later there were Kerethites in David's personal guard (2 Samuel 8:18).

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the Pelethitesפְּלֵתִיpeleti

Pelethites

Pelethites: together with the Kerethites, King David's personal guard.

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the Gittitesגִּתִּיםgitim

Gittite

Gittite: an inhabitant of the Philistine city of Gath.

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sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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had comeבָּאוּbau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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after himרַגְלragl

follow

Literally "the foot": where someone goes; walking behind them.

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beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGath?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gath ?

    Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel

    A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.

    Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).

    1 Samuel 17:41 Samuel 21:101 Samuel 5:81 Samuel 27:2

The context

17The king went out, and all the people after him, and they stopped at Beth-merhak.

18 · This verse (above)

19The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why will you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner, and also an exile you are from your place.

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