Ittai

Gittite commander who remained loyal to David.

A written article for Ittai is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ittai appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Ittai
    1023 BC to 1021 BC

Original word

  • אִתַּי ittai, ithai
    H863
Citations
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Where Ittai appears in Scripture

2 Samuel 15

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל-אִתַּי הַגִּתִּי לָמָּה תֵלֵךְ גַּם-אַתָּה אִתָּנוּ שׁוּב וְשֵׁב עִם-הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּֽי-נָכְרִי אַתָּה וְגַם-גֹּלֶה אַתָּה לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃
19
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.
וַיַּעַן אִתַּי אֶת-הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמַר חַי-יְהוָה וְחֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי אִם בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה-שָּׁם׀ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אִם-לְמָוֶת אִם-לְחַיִּים כִּי-שָׁם יִֽהְיֶה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
21
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-אִתַּי לֵךְ וַֽעֲבֹר וַֽיַּעֲבֹר אִתַּי הַגִּתִּי וְכָל-אֲנָשָׁיו וְכָל-הַטַּף אֲשֶׁר אִתּֽוֹ׃
22
And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

2 Samuel 18

וַיְשַׁלַּח דָּוִד אֶת-הָעָם הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַד-יוֹאָב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַד אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן-צְרוּיָה אֲחִי יוֹאָב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁת בְּיַד אִתַּי הַגִּתִּי וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל-הָעָם יָצֹא אֵצֵא גַּם-אֲנִי עִמָּכֶֽם׃
2
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-יוֹאָב וְאֶת-אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶת-אִתַּי לֵאמֹר לְאַט-לִי לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וְכָל-הָעָם שָֽׁמְעוּ בְּצַוֹּת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-כָּל-הַשָּׂרִים עַל-דְּבַר אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
5
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ אֶל-יוֹאָב ‫(ולא)‬ וְלוּא אָֽנֹכִי שֹׁקֵל עַל-כַּפַּי אֶלֶף כֶּסֶף לֹֽא-אֶשְׁלַח יָדִי אֶל-בֶּן-הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי בְאָזְנֵינוּ צִוָּה הַמֶּלֶךְ אֹֽתְךָ וְאֶת-אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶת-אִתַּי לֵאמֹר שִׁמְרוּ-מִי בַּנַּעַר בְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
12
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

2 Samuel 23

חֵלֶב בֶּֽן-בַּעֲנָה הַנְּטֹֽפָתִי אִתַּי בֶּן-רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִֽן׃
29
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

1 Chronicles 11

אִיתַי בֶּן-רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָֽתֹנִֽי׃
31
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,