2 Samuel 15:28 KJV

See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

David sends back the arkDavid is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the...

2 Samuel 17:16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
2 Samuel 15:23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel 16:2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
2 Samuel 17:1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

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Abiathar Loyal to David when Absalom rebelled; leaves Jerusalem with the ark of the covenant, but is directed by David to return with the ark
Ark Removed from Jerusalem by Zadok at the time of Absalom’s revolt, but returned by command of David
Children Absalom
David Absalom’s usurpation
Jonathan Acts as a spy for David
Politics Zadok the priest, a partisan of David
Rebellion Absalom
Zadok Removes the ark of the covenant from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom’s usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at David’s command

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