Commentary for II Samuel 15:19
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י לָ֧מָּה תֵלֵ֛ךְ גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ שׁ֣וּב וְשֵׁ֤ב עִם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כִּֽי־נָכְרִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וְגַם־גֹּלֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite: ‘Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king; for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile from thine own place.
Rashi on II Samuel
With the king. With Avsholom.
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Rashi on II Samuel
Because you are a foreigner. We are fleeing without provisions and food, and because you are a foreigner you will not find people that will have pity on you.
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Rashi on II Samuel
And even if you are estranged [from Avsholom]. And even if you are exiled from the king [Avsholom] because you do not want to be with him, then return to your home because it is not good to go with me because you [just] came yesterday.7This verse blends into verse 20 where Dovid explains more about why it is disadvantageous for Itai to stay with him.
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