9. The king said, “Go with my blessing.” And he got up and set off for Hebron.
13. Someone came to David with the report, “The whole country has taken up with Absalom!”
14. “Up and out of here!” called David to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem. “We’ve got to run for our lives or none of us will escape Absalom! Hurry, he’s about to pull the city down around our ears and slaughter us all!”
15. The king’s servants said, “Whatever our master, the king, says, we’ll do; we’re with you all the way!”
21. But Ittai answered, “As God lives and my master the king lives, where my master is, that’s where I’ll be—whether it means life or death.”
22. “All right,” said David, “go ahead.” And they went on, Ittai the Gittite with all his men and all the children he had with him.
31. David was told, “Ahithophel has joined the conspirators with Absalom.” He prayed, “Oh, God—turn Ahithophel’s counsel to foolishness.”
37. Hushai, David’s friend, arrived at the same time Absalom was entering Jerusalem.