2 Samuel 15:22

All the little ones; Hebrew, all the taf; in 2 Samuel 15:20 called "his brethren," that is, all the relatives and dependents who had accompanied him in his exile. Their presence with him proves that he had entirely broken with the Philistines, and left his country for good. He may have taken this step for religious reasons, though his swearing by Jehovah ( 2 Samuel 15:21 ) does not prove it, as Achish did the same ( 1 Samuel 29:6 ); or Ittai, after the capture of Gath by David ( 2 Samuel 8:1 ), may have made himself unpopular by becoming the ally of the conqueror, and so finally have determined to leave the city, and find a home in Israel.