Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on John 6:15

“Jesus therefore, when he knew that they would come to take him by force, and make him king, fled again into the mountain himself alone.”

“departed . . . to a mountain himself alone--(1) to rest, which He came to this "desert place" on purpose to do before the miracle of the loaves, but could not for the multitude that followed Him (see Mar 6:31); and (2) "to pray" (Mat 14:23; Mar 6:46). But from His mountain-top He kept watching the ship (see on Joh 6:18), and doubtless prayed both for them, and with a view to the new manifestation which He was to give them of His glory.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.