2 Samuel 18:3 meaning and explanation
But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
2 Samuel 18:3, Berean Standard Bible
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David has mustered his troops to fight Absalom's rebellion and wants to march out with them, but his people refuse. They argue that his life is worth ten thousand of theirs, so his presence would not help in flight and would be better used directing the battle from the city.
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