2Sa 15:23, 16:2, 17:1, 16 | ESV | STEP | And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by , and the king crossed the brook Kidron , and all the people passed on toward the wilderness .

2 Samuel 15:23

23 And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed ^athe brook ^bKidron, and all the people passed on toward ^cthe wilderness.

2 Samuel 16:2

2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, ^d“The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who ^efaint in the wilderness to drink.”

2 Samuel 17:1

Hushai Saves David

1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.

2 Samuel 17:16

16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not stay tonight at ^fthe fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be ^gswallowed up.’”