John Gill Commentary 2 Samuel 16:15

"And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him." — 2 Samuel 16:15 (ASV)

And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to
Jerusalem
At the same time that David and his people came to Bahurim; which, as Josephus ^F26 says, was a place near to Jerusalem; and, according to Bunting ^F1 , was little more than a mile from it; though elsewhere ^F2 he makes it three miles; so that had not David made the hasty flight he did, he had fallen into the hands of Absalom:

and Ahithophel with him :
a famous counsellor, and who had been of David's privy council, and chief in it, see (2 Samuel 15:12 2 Samuel 15:31) and whom David refers to in (Psalms 55:12–14) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: Antiqu. l. 7. c. 9. sect. 4.
• F1: Travels p. 144.
• F2: Ib. p. 150.