2Sa 17:16 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Now therefore, send quickly and tell David , saying , ‘ Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness , but by all means cross over , or else the king and all the people who are with him will be destroyed .’”

2 Samuel 17:16

16 “Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘ ^aDo not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be ^{▼▼ Lit swallowed up}destroyed.’”