The king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
- BSB So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
- NKJV And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts.
- NASB The king left, and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.
- NLT The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house
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Cross-references · 3
- Eccl 10:7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
- Ps 66:12You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
- Ps 3:1–2A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
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