So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they passed over the Jordan. By the morning light there lacked not one of them who had not gone over the Jordan.
- KJV Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
- NKJV So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the Jordan. By morning light not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan.
- NASB Then David and all the people who were with him set out and crossed the Jordan; by dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.
- NLT So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn.
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Quick answer
David and all his people cross the Jordan by morning, not one left behind. They reach safety, and Ahithophel's chance to strike is lost.
Overview
Acting on the warning, David leads everyone across the river under cover of night, completing the escape that Hushai's delay made possible. The note that 'not one' was missing underscores God's complete preservation of His people. This deliverance answers David's prayer and displays the LORD as the shepherd who loses none entrusted to His care.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Prov 27:12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Matt 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- John 18:9This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
- Num 31:49and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
- 2 Sam 17:24Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
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