2 Samuel 15:14-16

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁴ Then David said to all of his officers who were still in Jerusalem with him, “Come on, we cannot let him trap us here in Jerusalem. Hurry up, before he catches us. He will destroy us all, and Jerusalem will be destroyed in the battle.”

¹⁵ The king’s officers told him, “We will do whatever you tell us.”

David and His People Escape

¹⁶ King David left with everyone in his family, except ten of his slave women. He left them to take care of the house.