2Sa 18:3 | HCSB | STEP | “You must not go !” the people pleaded . “If we have to flee , they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die , they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth 10, 000 of us. Therefore , it is better if you support us from the city .”

2 Samuel 18:3

3 “You must not go!” ^a the people pleaded. “If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth ^{▼▼Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read because there would now be about} 10,000 of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”