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When the men were told, &#8220The king is sitting in the gateway,&#8221 they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his own home. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/19.htm">King James Bible</a> Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/19.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, “There is the king, sitting in the gate.” So all the people came before the king. For everyone of Israel had fled to his tent. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the king got up and sat at the gate. When they told all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting at the gate,” then all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tent. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the king arose and sat in the gate. When they told all the people, saying, &#8220Behold, the king is sitting in the gate,&#8221 then all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tent. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the king arose and sat in the gate. When they told all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate,” then all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tent. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tent. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the king stood and sat at the gate [of Mahanaim]. And they told all the people, “The king is sitting at the gate,” and all the people came before the king. But Israel [Absalom’s troops] had fled, every man to his tent. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, “Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: &#8220Look, the king is sitting in the gate.&#8221 Then they all came into the king&#8217s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> David got up and went to the town gate and sat down. When the people heard that he was sitting there, they came to see him. After Israel's soldiers had all returned home, <a href="/erv/2_samuel/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king sat in the gateway. When all the troops were told, "The king is sitting in the gateway," they came to the king. Meanwhile, Israel had fled and went back to their own homes. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the king got up, and went and sat near the city gate. His men heard that he was there, and they all gathered around him. Meanwhile all the Israelites had fled to their own hometowns. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the army was informed, "The king is sitting in the gateway!" they all gathered together in his presence. Meanwhile, the Israelis had run away back to their own homes. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: ?Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.? So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home. <a href="/net/2_samuel/19.htm">NET Bible</a> So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him. David Goes Back to Jerusalem But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So the king got up and sat at the gate. And all the people were informed, saying, "Look, the king is sitting at the gate." And all the people came before the king. Meanwhile, Israel had fled each man to his tent. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then the king rose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/web/2_samuel/19.htm">World English Bible</a> Then the king arose and sat in the gate. The people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king rises, and sits in the gate, and they have declared to all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate”; and all the people come in before the king, and Israel has fled, each to his tents. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king riseth, and sitteth in the gate, and to all the people they have declared, saying, 'Lo, the king is sitting in the gate;' and all the people come in before the king, and Israel hath fled, each to his tents. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king will rise and sit in the gate. And to all the people they announced, saying, Behold, the king sitting in the gate. And all the people will come before the king: and Israel fled a man to his tent.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, the king rose up, and he sat at the gate. And it was announced to all the people that the king was sitting at the gate. And the entire multitude went before the king. But Israel fled to their own tents. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/19.htm">New American Bible</a> So the king got up and sat at the gate. When all the people were told, “The king is sitting at the gate,” they came into his presence. Now the Israelites had fled to their separate tents, <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the king got up and took his seat in the gate. The troops were all told, “See, the king is sitting in the gate”; and all the troops came before the king. Meanwhile, all the Israelites had fled to their homes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king; for Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the King arose and sat down at the gate, and they told all the people and they said: “Behold, the King sits at the gate!” And all the people came before the King, and Israel fled, each man, to his tent<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying: 'Behold, the king doth sit in the gate'; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/19-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=5593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/19.htm">David Restored as King</a> 8<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">So the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and sat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: baš·šā·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in the gate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵāl- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hig·gî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be conspicuous. ">were told:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">is sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: baš·ša·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in the gate.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">So they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: wə·yiś·rā·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Meanwhile, the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nās (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">had fled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each man</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hā·lāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">to his home.</a> 9And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/15-2.htm">2 Samuel 15:2-6</a> He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,” / Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.” / And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a> The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” <a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1-15</a> Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ... <a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a> And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. <a href="/2_samuel/3-36.htm">2 Samuel 3:36-37</a> All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them. / So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner. <a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1-20</a> Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. / So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time. / Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth. ... <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1-2</a> Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” / So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5-10</a> At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. / (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.) / So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. ... <a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5-14</a> As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. / He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left. / And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed! ... <a href="/2_samuel/17-24.htm">2 Samuel 17:24-26</a> Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. / Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. / So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. <a href="/2_samuel/18-1.htm">2 Samuel 18:1-4</a> Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. / He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.” / But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">2 Samuel 19:1-7</a> Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.” / And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.” / So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle. ... <a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm">2 Samuel 19:9-10</a> And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom. / But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?” <a href="/2_samuel/19-11.htm">2 Samuel 19:11-15</a> 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?’ / And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’” ... <a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">2 Samuel 19:41-43</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king does sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.<a href="/2_samuel/18-4.htm">2 Samuel 18:4,24</a> And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands… for Israel<a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">2 Samuel 19:3</a> And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.<a href="/2_samuel/18-6.htm">2 Samuel 18:6-8</a> So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; … <a href="/1_kings/22-36.htm">1 Kings 22:36</a> And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-31.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-5.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-15.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-13.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-46.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 19</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">Joab causes the king to cease his mourning</a> 9. <a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm">The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back</a> 11. <a href="/2_samuel/19-11.htm">David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">Shimei is pardoned</a> 24. <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">Mephibosheth excused</a> 32. <a href="/2_samuel/19-32.htm">Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family</a> 41. <a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the king got up and sat in the gate In ancient Israel, the city gate was not only a place of entry and exit but also a central location for legal matters, public announcements, and leadership activities. By sitting in the gate, King David was reasserting his role as the leader and judge of the people, a position he had momentarily neglected due to his grief over Absalom's death. This act symbolizes a return to duty and responsibility, reminiscent of other biblical leaders who judged at the gates, such as Boaz in <a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1</a>.and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” The announcement to the people signifies a restoration of order and stability. In the context of David's reign, this was crucial after the chaos of Absalom's rebellion. The people's recognition of David's presence in the gate reflects their acknowledgment of his authority and their readiness to follow his leadership once again. This moment can be seen as a turning point, similar to when the Israelites recognized Moses' leadership after the Exodus.So they all came before the king. The gathering of the people before David indicates their loyalty and submission to his kingship. It also reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where the king's presence was central to national unity. This scene parallels other instances in the Bible where leaders gather the people for important decisions or covenant renewals, such as Joshua's assembly of the tribes in <a href="/joshua/24.htm">Joshua 24</a>.Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home. This phrase highlights the disarray and fear among the Israelites following the defeat of Absalom's forces. The scattering of the people underscores the division and uncertainty that had plagued the nation during the rebellion. It also serves as a reminder of the consequences of straying from God's anointed leadership, echoing the scattering of the Israelites in times of disobedience, as seen in <a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Judges 21:24</a>. The return to their homes signifies a return to normalcy and peace under David's restored rule.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The central figure in this passage, David is the king of Israel who is returning to his duties after the rebellion of his son Absalom. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a> A significant place in ancient cities where leaders would sit to administer justice, make decisions, and interact with the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> Refers to the Israelites who had been involved in the conflict between David and Absalom, now returning to their homes. 4. <a href="/topical/a/absalom's_rebellion.htm">Absalom's Rebellion</a> The backdrop of this event, where David's son Absalom had led a revolt against his father, resulting in a civil war. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The broader community of Israel, who are now in a state of transition following the end of the rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/restoration_of_leadership.htm">Restoration of Leadership</a> David's return to the gate symbolizes the restoration of rightful leadership and order after a period of chaos. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_leader.htm">The Role of the Leader</a> Leaders must be present and accessible to their people, as David was when he sat at the gate. <a href="/topical/c/community_reconciliation.htm">Community Reconciliation</a> The people's return to David signifies a time for healing and unity after division and conflict. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a> The gate as a place of judgment reminds us of the need for justice and righteousness in leadership. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> Despite human rebellion and failure, God's purposes for leadership and order prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 19</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_at_the_bible's_city_gate.htm">What events occurred at the city gate in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/david's_horsemen_capture__1,700_or_7,000.htm">When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)</a> <a href="/q/how_does_david's_promise_to_shimei_change.htm">How can 2 Samuel 19:18-23 reconcile David's promise to spare Shimei with later biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 2:8-9) commanding his execution?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_david's_support_in_2_sam_19.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence confirms the large-scale support David received upon returning as described in 2 Samuel 19:9-10?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) For Israel had fled.--Translate, but Israel fled; "Israel" being used here, as throughout this narrative (see <a href="/2_samuel/16-15.htm" title="And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.">2Samuel 16:15</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-18.htm" title="And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.">2Samuel 16:18</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm" title="Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he said.">2Samuel 17:5</a>; <a href="/context/2_samuel/17-14.htm" title="And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil on Absalom.">2Samuel 17:14-15</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/17-24.htm" title="Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.">2Samuel 17:24</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/17-26.htm" title="So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.">2Samuel 17:26</a>; <a href="/context/2_samuel/18-6.htm" title="So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;">2Samuel 18:6-7</a>; <a href="/context/2_samuel/18-16.htm" title="And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.">2Samuel 18:16-17</a>), for those who had espoused the cause of Absalom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - All the people came before the king. Probably they passed in review before him, and received his thanks. By thus acting in accordance with Joab's wise counsel, David probably saved the nation from years of anarchy, and a fresh civil war. For Israel had fled every man to his tent; Hebrew, and Israel, that is, Absalom's partisans, fled each man to his tent - to his home. The Authorized Version confounds Israel with David's soldiers, but consistently throughout the narrative "the hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom" (<a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13</a>; and see 2 Samuel 16:15, 18; 17:14, 15, 24, 26; 18:6, 7, 16, 17). <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/19-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king got up וַיָּ֥קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand and sat וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the gate, בַּשָּׁ֑עַר (baš·šā·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate and all וּֽלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֞ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock were told: הִגִּ֣ידוּ (hig·gî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous “Behold, הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king is sitting יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the gate.” בַּשַּׁ֔עַר (baš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate So they הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every came וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the king. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Meanwhile, the Israelites וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (wə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had fled, נָ֖ס (nās) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away each man אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person to his home. לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (lə·’ō·hā·lāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-8.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 19:8 Then the king arose and sat (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/19-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 19:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 19:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 19:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 19:9" /></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>