2 Samuel 17:24

22 So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.

23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

26 So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

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BSB
Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
KJV
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
WEB
Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
ASV
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
DARBY
And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
BLB
And David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom passed over the Jordan—he and all the men of Israel with him.
ÅB
David var alt kommet til Mahana'im da Absalom satte over Jordan med alle Israels menn.
OTB
Da nådde David Mahanaim. Og Absalom krysset også Jordan, sammen med alle Israels menn.
B1930
David var alt kommet til Mahana'im da Absalom satte over Jordan med alle Israels menn.

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