2Sa 17:16 | NETfull | STEP | Now send word quickly to David and warn him, “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.”

2 Samuel 17:16

16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him, ^{▼▼ Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”} “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert ^{▼▼ Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).} tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, ^{▼▼ That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”} or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” ^{▼▼ Heb “swallowed up.”}