וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י לָ֧מָּה תֵלֵ֛ךְ גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ שׁ֣וּב וְשֵׁ֤ב עִם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כִּֽי־נָכְרִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וְגַם־גֹּלֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃
Lalu raja berkata kepada Itai, orang Gat itu, “Mengapa engkau juga ikut pergi bersama kami? Kembalilah dan tinggallah bersama raja, sebab engkau orang asing. Sekalipun engkau hendak menjadi orang buangan, pergilah ke tempatmu sendiri.”
Rashi
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.
Rashi
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.