And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off .
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Gill's Exposition
And the king went forth,.... From Jerusalem; which is repeated, that it might be observed in what a hurry and fright he was:
and all the people after him; his family, court, and servants, and as…
Adam Clarke
And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.
Here is, I. The notice brought to David of Absalom's rebellion, Sa2 15:13. The matter was bad enough, and yet it seems to have been made worse to him (as such things commonly are) than really it was;…
Cambridge Bible
tarried in a place that was far off Better, halted at the Far House: the last house on the outskirts of the city, before the road crossed the Kidron. It seems to be used almost as a proper name…