13And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.
14And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.
15And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.
16So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.
17And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.
18And all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.
