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2 Samuel 15:28 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 28
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.2 Samuel 15:28 · King James Version
2 Samuel 15:28 in context
26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
27The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
30And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- certifynâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- tarrymâhahhproperly, to question or hesitateH4102 →
- plainʻărâbâha desertH6160 →
- plainʻăbârâha crossing-placeH5679 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Here we have, I. The fidelity of the priests and Levites and their firm adherence to David and his interest. They knew David's great affection to them and their office, notwithstanding his failings. The method Absalom took to gain people's affections made no impression upon them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-30