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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 27:12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- Matt 10:16“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- John 18:9that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”
- Num 31:49They said to Moses, “Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.
- 2 Sam 17:24Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
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