And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:

And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed at the remote house.

And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.

And the king and all the people set out on foot, and they stopped at the last house.

And having gone forth on foot, the king and all of Israel stood at a distance from the house.

And tarried in a place - He probably waited till he saw all his friends safely out of the city.

And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was (i) far off.
(i) That is, from Jerusalem.

And the king went forth,.... From Jerusalem; which is repeated, that it might be observed in what a hurry and fright he was:
and all the people after him; his family, court, and servants, and as many of the people of Jerusalem as chose to go with him:
and tarried at a place that was afar off; when they had got at some distance from the city, they stopped and stayed a while; it could not be a great way from it, for they had not as yet passed over the brook Kidron, 2-Samuel 15:23.

When outside the city the king and all the people in his suite (i.e., the royal family and their servants) halted at "the house of the distance." המּרחק is probably a proper name given to a house in the neighbourhood of the city and on the road to Jericho, which was called "the farthest house," viz., from the city.

Far off - At some convenient distance, tho' not very far.