2 Samuel 17:24
22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 32:2
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Read in context2 Samuel 2:8
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Read in contextJoshua 13:26
And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
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