2 Samuel 15:30 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 15:30

But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.

BSB

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ASV

And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

KJV

And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lecture 2:12, 20 (386)

Again, after Absalom's rebellion, when David was in flight, with many possible routes before him, he chose to make his escape by the Mount of Olives, as good as invoking in his own mind the Deliverer who should from there ascend into the heavens. And when Shimei cursed him bitterly he said, "Let him be."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is our duty to weep with those that weep, especially our superiors, and those that are better than we; for, if this be done in the green tree, what will be done in the dry? We must weep with those that weep for sin. When Hezekiah humbled himself for his sin all Jerusalem joined with him, 2 Chron. xxxii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Had his head covered - This was not only the attitude of a mourner, but even of a culprit; they usually had their heads covered when condemned. See the case of Haman. When the king had pronounced his condemnation, they immediately covered his face, and led him out to punishment; Est 7:8 (note). See also Quintus Curtius, De Philota, cap. vi.: I, Lictor; caput obnubito.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדָוִ֡ד	ve.da.Vid	and David	H1732 →
עֹלֶה֩	'o.Leh	[was] going up	H5927 →
בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה	ve.ma.'a.Leh	on [the] ascent of	H4608 →
הַזֵּיתִ֜ים	ha.zei.Tim	the olive trees	H2132 →
עֹלֶ֣ה׀	'o.Leh	going up	H5927 →
וּבוֹכֶ֗ה	u.vo.Kheh	and weeping	H1058 →
וְרֹ֥אשׁ	ve.Rosh	and head	H7218 →
לוֹ֙	lo	of him
חָפ֔וּי	cha.Fui	[was] covered	H2645 →
וְה֖וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
הֹלֵ֣ךְ	ho.Lekh	[was] walking	H1980 →
יָחֵ֑ף	ya.Chef	barefoot	H3182 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הָעָ֣ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
אִתּ֗וֹ	'i.To	[was] with him	H854 →
חָפוּ֙	cha.Fu	they covered	H2645 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	ro.Sho	head his	H7218 →
וְעָל֥וּ	ve.'a.Lu	and they went up	H5927 →
עָלֹ֖ה	'a.Loh	continuously <to go>	H5927 →
וּבָכֹֽה׃	u.va.Khoh	and wept	H1058 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H1058uvokhehand weeping114×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 22:39
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
leads to
- Luke 21:37
  Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 1:12
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
leads to
- Matthew 21:1
  As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 24:52
  And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- Matthew 26:30
  And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 19:41
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
leads to
- Luke 13:34–35
  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you…
- John 11:35
  Jesus wept.
- Psalms 119:136
  My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 13:17
  But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Samuel