What Does 2 Samuel 15:19 Mean?

“Then said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the king”

a king

near, with or among; often in general, to

“to Ittai”

ittai or ithai, the name of a gittite and of an israelite

“the Gittite”

a gittite or inhabitant of gath

properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“thou also with us return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“and abide”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“the king”

a king

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for thou art a stranger”

strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

“and also an exile”

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“to thy place”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)