But Ittai answered the king, “As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, there your servant will be.”
In context
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also come with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner, and besides, you are an exile from your own place. 20You came only yesterday — should I make you wander with us today, when I myself do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your countrymen with you. May kindness and faithfulness be with you.” 21But Ittai answered the king, “As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, there your servant will be.” 22David said to Ittai, “Go, then, and cross over.” So Ittai the Gittite crossed over with all his men and all the children who were with him. 23The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people crossed over on the road toward the wilderness.
