19And 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.


In Context

16 And the king goeth out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaveth ten women — concubines — to keep the house.

17 And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

18 And all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.

19 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.

20 Yesterday is thy coming in, and to-day I move thee to go with us, and I am going on that which I am going! — turn back, and take back thy brethren with thee, — kindness and truth.'

21 And Ittai answereth the king and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely in the place where my lord the king is — if for death, if for life, surely there is thy servant.'

2 Samuel 15:19 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:19The king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:19Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:19And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:19Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:19And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:19Then 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:19Then 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:19Then 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:19Then 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.