Konteks 17:16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him,1 “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert2 tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over,3 or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.”4
[17:16]1tnHeb “send quickly and tell David saying.”
[17:16]2tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).
[17:16]3tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”