- Bible
- 2 Samuel
- Chapter 15
- Verse 22
2 Samuel 15:22
And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said unto Ittai, go, and pass over,.... It being his resolution to abide with him, he urged him no more to depart, but bid him pass over the brook Kidron before him:
and Ittai the Gittite…
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;…
The fidelity of Ittai
19. Ittai the Gittite A distinguished Philistine who had quite recently (2Sa 15:15) migrated from his home with his family and followers (2Sa 15:15) to enter David's service.…