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2 Samuel 15:16

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And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.

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  1. 2 Samuel 15:14

    And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

  2. 2 Samuel 15:15

    And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

  3. 2 Samuel 15:17

    And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

  4. 2 Samuel 15:18

    And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.