2 Samuel 15:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.”
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Read Full Chapter →David's servants and his foreign guard, including six hundred Gittites from Gath, pass before him as he leaves.
What Does 2 Samuel 15:18 Mean?
David's loyal forces file past him as he stands to review them. Among them are his personal guard, the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites, foreign soldiers from the Philistine city of Gath who had followed David since his earlier years and now remain devoted to him.
It is striking that foreigners stand by the king when his own son and nation have turned away. Faithfulness is not a matter of birth but of the heart, and these outsiders prove truer than many in Israel. The kingdom of God has always gathered the unexpected and the far-off into its loyal ranks. Those the world counts as strangers may yet be found nearest to the King in the hour of his rejection.
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What does 2 Samuel 15:18 mean?
David's servants and his foreign guard, including six hundred Gittites from Gath, pass before him as he leaves.