Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us: return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place. Ittai 2 Samuel 18:2 And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you. Ruth 1:11-13 But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me? have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me? . . . Context David Flees Jerusalem…18And all his servants walked by him, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, valiant warriors, six hundred men who had followed him from Geth on foot, went before the king. 19And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us: return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place.20Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity.… Cross References 2 Samuel 18:2 And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you. 2 Samuel 15:20 Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity. Lexicon Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Ittai אִתַּ֣י (’it·tay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 863: Ithai -- perhaps 'companionable', an Israelite, also a Philistine the Gittite, הַגִּתִּ֔י (hag·git·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1663: Gittite -- an inhabitant of Gath “Why לָ֧מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should you אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and go תֵלֵ֛ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk with us? אִתָּ֑נוּ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Go back שׁ֣וּב (šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again and stay וְשֵׁ֤ב (wə·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with the new king, הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction you are אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you both a foreigner נָכְרִ֣י (nā·ḵə·rî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5237: Foreign, alien and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and an exile גֹּלֶ֥ה (gō·leh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal from your homeland. לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃ (lim·qō·w·me·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Additional Translations Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why go you also with us? return to your place, and abide with the king: for you are a stranger, and also an exile. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile; return to thine own place. And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou has come forth as a sojourner out of thy place. And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king; for thou art a foreigner, and besides, thou hast emigrated to the place where thou [dwellest]. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile; return to thine own place. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king; for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to your own place. And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, 'Why dost thou go -- thou also -- with us? turn back -- and abide with the king, for thou art a stranger, and also an exile thou -- to thy place. 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