Teks -- 2 Samuel 19:3 (NET)

19:3 That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 2Sa 19:3 - By stealth

Not openly and triumphantly, as conquerors use to do; but secretly, as if they were afraid and ashamed, lest David should see them, and look upon them with an evil eye, as those that had an hand in killing of his beloved son.

JFB: 2Sa 19:3 - the people gat them by stealth . . . to the city

The rumor of the king's disconsolate condition spread a universal and unseasonable gloom. His troops, instead of being welcomed back (as a victorious army always was) with music and other demonstrations of public joy, slunk secretly and silently into the city, as if ashamed after the commission of some crime.

TSK: 2Sa 19:3 - into the city // steal

into the city : 2Sa 19:32, 2Sa 17:24

steal : Gen 31:27

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 2Sa 19:3

Not openly, and orderly, and triumphantly, as conquerors use to do; but secretly, and disorderly, and asunder, as if they were afraid and ashamed, lest David should see them, and look upon them with an evil eye, as those that had a hand in the killing of his dearly beloved son.

Haydock: 2Sa 19:3 - Shunned

Shunned. Hebrew, "stole away," fearing to enter; though they did at last, in a clandestine manner, (Calmet) by another gate. (Menochius)

Gill: 2Sa 19:3 - And the people got them by stealth that day into the city // as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle

And the people got them by stealth that day into the city,.... Did not march into it in companies, in a public and triumphant manner, as conquerors used to do; but entered in a private manner, one by one, or a very few together, not caring to be seen or known, at least by the king, as fearing they had incurred his displeasure: but

as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle; as if they had been conquered, and not conquerors; nay, had acted a cowardly part, and ran away; and so cared not to be seen, lest they should be reproached, or suffer for their cowardice.