Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

• 王对迦特人以太说、你是外邦逃来的人．为甚麽与我们同去呢。你可以回去、与新王同住、或者回你本地去罢。