2Sa 19:8 | NETfull | STEP | So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him. But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

2 Samuel 19:8

8 So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they ^{▼▼ Heb “all the people.”} all came before him.

David Goes Back to Jerusalem

But the Israelite soldiers ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” (see 18:16–17).} had all fled to their own homes. ^{▼▼ Heb “had fled, each to his tent.”}