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2 Samuel 17:26

AbsalomGilead

24 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.

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

27 When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

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BSB
So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
KJV
So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
WEB
Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
ASV
And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
DARBY
And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
BLB
And Israel and Absalom encamped [in] the land of Gilead.
ÅB
Og Israel og Absalom leiret seg i Gileads land.
OTB
Og Absalom og israelittene slo leir i Gileads land.
B1930
Og Israel og Absalom leiret sig i Gileads land.

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  • Numbers 32:1–42

    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:15

    To Machir I gave Gilead,

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  • Joshua 17:1

    Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

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