| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 2Sa 18:3 | Strong Concordance | But the people [05971] answered [0559], Thou shalt not go forth [03318]: for if we flee [05127] away [05127], they will not care [07760] [03820] for us; neither if half [02677] of us die [04191], will they care [07760] [03820] for us: but now thou art worth [03644] ten [06235] thousand [0505] of us: therefore now it is better [02896] that thou succour [05826] [05826] us out of the city [05892]. |
| King James | But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Succour us out of the city - David, with a reserve, would hold the city, and either support the bands in case of need, or receive them within the walls should they be compelled to flee. |