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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will wait at the fords in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will stop at the shallows of the Jordan River and wait there for a report from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />See, I will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I am going to wait at the river crossing places of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220See, I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“See, I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />See, I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />See, I am going to wait at the fords [of the Jordan] in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I’ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I&#8217ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'll wait at the river crossing in the desert until I hear from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I'll wait at the river crossings in the desert until I receive a message from you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, I will wait at the river crossings in the wilderness until I receive news from you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! I'll camp at the wilderness fords until you send word to inform me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until word shall come from you to certify me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />see, I am lingering in the plains of the wilderness until the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />See me lingering in Araboth of the desert till word come from you to announce to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I will lie hid in the plains of the wilderness, till there come word from you to certify me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will hide in the plains of the desert, until word from you may arrive to inform me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I shall be waiting at the fords near the wilderness until a report from you comes to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />See, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until there come a man from you to inform me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />See, now, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until a man comes from your presence and shows me”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />See, I will tarry in the plains of the wilderness, until there come word from you to announce unto me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/15-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=4358" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/15.htm">David Flees Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I will</a> <a href="/hebrew/4102.htm" title="4102: miṯ·mah·mê·ah (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To linger, tarry. Apparently a denominative from mah; properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. to be reluctant.">wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/5679.htm" title="5679: bə·ʿaḇ·rōṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Ford. From abar; a crossing-place.">at the fords</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bār (Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">of the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">word</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·w (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im·mā·ḵem (Prep-m:: 2mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">from you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: lə·hag·gîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be conspicuous. ">to inform</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">2 Samuel 17:16</a></span><br />Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a></span><br />And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-3.htm">1 Samuel 22:3-4</a></span><br />From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.” / So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-21.htm">2 Samuel 17:21</a></span><br />After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-42.htm">1 Kings 1:42</a></span><br />As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28</a></span><br />When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-11.htm">2 Samuel 19:11-12</a></span><br />Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters? / You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-14.htm">2 Samuel 19:14</a></span><br />So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">2 Samuel 19:41-43</a></span><br />Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?” / And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?” / “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-5.htm">2 Samuel 20:5</a></span><br />So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-9.htm">2 Samuel 20:9-10</a></span><br />“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. / Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">2 Samuel 20:22</a></span><br />Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm">1 Kings 1:50-53</a></span><br />But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’” / And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36-38</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. / On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.” / “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm">1 Kings 2:42-46</a></span><br />the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’ / So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?” / The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a></b></br> And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">2 Samuel 16:2</a></b></br> And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses <i>be</i> for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">2 Samuel 17:1,16</a></b></br> Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/galatians/1-11.htm">Certify</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-10.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm">Fords</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-11.htm">Inform</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-30.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-7.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">River</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-17.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-12.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-17.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-24.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/ezra/4-16.htm">Certify</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-21.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Fords</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm">Inform</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-23.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">River</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-21.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-1.htm">Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, steals the hearts of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-7.htm">By pretense of a vow, he obtains leave to go to Hebron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">He makes there a great conspiracy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">David upon the news flees from Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-19.htm">Ittai will leave him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-24.htm">Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">He curses Ahithophel's counsel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">Hushai is sent back with instructions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "fords of the wilderness" likely refer to the crossing points of the Jordan River, a natural boundary and a place of refuge. Historically, the wilderness was a place of testing and preparation, as seen in the lives of Moses and Elijah. The wilderness also symbolizes a place of divine encounter and reliance on God, as David waits for guidance. This setting connects to the broader biblical theme of God's people finding refuge and direction in desolate places.<p><b>until word comes from you to inform me.</b><br>David's reliance on communication underscores the importance of intelligence and strategy in his leadership. The phrase highlights the role of messengers in ancient times, who were crucial for relaying information. This reliance on word from others reflects David's trust in his loyal supporters, such as Hushai and the priests Zadok and Abiathar, who stayed in Jerusalem to gather intelligence. This situation parallels the need for discernment and wisdom in leadership, as seen in other biblical narratives. David's dependence on his allies foreshadows the ultimate reliance on God's guidance, a theme prevalent throughout his life and reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, who is fleeing from his son Absalom's rebellion. David's trust in God and his strategic planning are evident in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>David's son, who has initiated a rebellion against his father, seeking to take over the throne of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fords_of_the_wilderness.htm">The Fords of the Wilderness</a></b><br>A strategic location where David plans to wait for news. This place represents a point of transition and decision-making.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zadok_and_abiathar.htm">Zadok and Abiathar</a></b><br>The priests who are loyal to David and are tasked with sending him information about Absalom's movements.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_messengers.htm">The Messengers</a></b><br>The individuals who will bring news to David, highlighting the importance of communication and loyalty in times of crisis.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>David's decision to wait at the fords demonstrates his trust in God's timing and provision. In our lives, we should also learn to wait patiently for God's direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_planning_and_faith.htm">Strategic Planning and Faith</a></b><br>While David trusted God, he also made strategic plans. Faith does not negate the need for wise planning and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_communication.htm">The Importance of Communication</a></b><br>David's reliance on messengers underscores the importance of clear and reliable communication, especially in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_support.htm">Loyalty and Support</a></b><br>The loyalty of Zadok and Abiathar to David highlights the value of faithful friends and allies who support us in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a></b><br>Despite the rebellion, David's faith in God's sovereignty is evident. We can trust that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_prophetic_worship.htm">What defines prophetic worship in religious practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_sam_31_and_1_chr_10_align.htm">How does 1 Samuel 31's account of Saul's death align with 1 Chronicles 10:13-14, which portrays his demise as divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_flee_and_leave_the_ark.htm">Why would David, who trusted God's protection, flee Jerusalem and leave the Ark behind (2 Samuel 15:25-26)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_promises.htm">What are God's promises?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">The plain of the wilderness.</span>--This is the reading of the Hebrew margin here and at <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm" title="Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.">2Samuel 17:16</a>, and is followed by the ancient versions. It is used for the wide valley of the Jordan in which Jericho is situated; but in both places the Hebrew text is better, <span class= "ital">the fords, </span>both as a more definite place where messengers would find David, and also as a place of strategic importance where a retreat across the Jordan was open at any moment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the plain of the wilderness.</span> The Revised Version has "at the fords of the wilderness," that is, it rightly keeps to the written Hebrew text (the K'tib), while the Authorized Version adopts a conjecture of the Massorites (the K'ri). This conjecture is the substitution of <span class="accented">arboth</span> for <span class="accented">abroth</span>, and they have made the same alteration at <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">2 Samuel 17:16</a>. But the substitution is uncalled for and mischievous; for David would not halt indefinitely in the plain, the Arabah (of which Arboth is the plural), but would press on to the fords, where some delay must take place, and where the king's presence would be important in giving instructions for what was by no means an easy operation (comp. <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">2 Samuel 19:18</a>). At the river, moreover, David could be assailed only in front, where his "mighties" would make a strong defence, while in the Arabah they might be surrounded; and, encumbered as they were with women, their line must be so extended as to be weakened. We find, too, in <a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28</a> that the fords of the Jordan formed a good military position. In <a href="/2_samuel/17-22.htm">2 Samuel 17:22</a> it is expressly said that the fording of the river did not take place until Jonathan and Ahimaaz came with their reports; and their words there, in ver, 21, show that David was on the bank when they arrived, with his preparations so complete, that, in the next few hours, all his company were safely carried over to the other side. Ahimaaz was a famous runner (see <a href="/2_samuel/18-27.htm">2 Samuel 18:27</a>), and, if David was ready, the time gained by him upon any body of troops leaving Jerusalem at the same hour, would have enabled the king to get his people across; but if he had still some miles to march, with a number of women and children, Ahimaaz's fleetness would have been rendered useless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/15-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wait</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ</span> <span class="translit">(miṯ·mah·mê·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> </span><span class="str2">To question, hesitate, to be reluctant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the fords</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַֽרְב֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5679.htm">Strong's 5679: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crossing-place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">word</span><br /><span class="heb">דָבָ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(bō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from you</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעִמָּכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘im·mā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to inform</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַגִּ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/15-28.htm">2 Samuel 15:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/15-28.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 15:28 Behold I will stay at the fords (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/15-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 15:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 15:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/15-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 15:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 15:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>