David said to Ittai, “Go, march on.” So Ittai from Gath and all his people with their children marched on.
But Ittai said to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will stay with you, whether it means life or death.”
All the people cried loudly as everyone passed by. King David crossed the Kidron Valley, and then all the people went on to the desert.