Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 15:16
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Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.
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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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The king went out, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
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And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep the house.
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2 Samuel 15
14 And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
15 The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
16 Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.
17 So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
18 and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
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