2 Samuel 15:13-23 - David Flees From Jerusalem
13 And there came a messenger to David and said, "The hearts of the men of Israel are to follow Absalom."
14 Then said David unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, "Up, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart; lest he come suddenly and catch us and bring some mischief upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword."
15 And the king's servants said to him, "Behold, thy servants are ready to whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint." 16 And the king and all his household departed afoot. And he left behind him ten wives that were his concubines, to keep the house. 17 And so the king and all the people went out afoot and tarried far from the house. 18 And all his servants went by his side. And all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites, and all the Hittites, even six hundred men which were come afoot from Gath, went before the king.
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, "Wherefore shouldest thou go with us also? Return and abide with the king, for thou art a stranger and art removed from thine own place. 20 Thou camest but yesterday, and should I unquiet thee today to go with us? I will go whither I go. But return thou and carry again thy brethren. Mercy and truth be with thee."
21 And Ittai answered the king and said, "As surely as the LORD liveth, and as surely as my lord the king liveth: in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there will thy servant be."
22 Then said the king to Ittai, "Come and go forward." And Ittai the Gittite went forth - and all his men, and all the children that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people went forward the straight way to the wilderness.