15:13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” 1 15:14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 2 “Come on! 3 Let’s escape! 4 Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring 5 disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.” 6
1 tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “Arise!”
4 tn Heb “let’s flee.”
5 tn Heb “thrust.”
6 tn Heb “and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”