2 Samuel 15:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The whole countryside weeps aloud as David and all the people cross the Kidron and head toward the wilderness.
What Does 2 Samuel 15:23 Mean?
The land itself seems to mourn. The whole country weeps with a loud voice as the people cross over, and the king himself passes over the brook Kidron, leading them toward the way of the wilderness. It is a scene of national grief as the rightful king is driven from his city.
Centuries later another Son of David would cross this same brook Kidron on the night of His betrayal, going out to a garden to face His own dark hour. The wilderness has long been the place where God meets and tests His people. In our seasons of loss, when we too pass over into a wilderness, we walk a road our King has walked before us, and He meets us there.
2 Samuel 15:23 in the Original Language
Kidron (קִדְרוֹן), 'Kidron' -- the brook east of Jerusalem that David crossed in flight and Christ would later cross to Gethsemane.
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What does 2 Samuel 15:23 mean?
The whole countryside weeps aloud as David and all the people cross the Kidron and head toward the wilderness.