2 Samuel 19:8 TSK: So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the army was informed, "The king is sitting in the gateway!" they all gathered together in his presence. Meanwhile, the Israelis had run away back to their own homes.

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So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.

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2 Samuel 18:4, 24
"I will do whatever seems best to you, " the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands. . . .

for Israel

2 Samuel 19:3
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.

2 Samuel 18:6-8
So David's army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim. . . .

1 Kings 22:36
As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: "Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!"

2 Kings 14:12
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
So the king arose and sat in the gate. When they told all the people, saying, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate," then all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tent.

King James Bible
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: "Look, the king is sitting in the gate." Then they all came into the king's presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

International Standard Version
So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the army was informed, "The king is sitting in the gateway!" they all gathered together in his presence. Meanwhile, the Israelis had run away back to their own homes.

NET Bible
So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him. David Goes Back to Jerusalem But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

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