וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Samuel 15:17: and classical rabbinic exegesis.