2 Samuel 17:27

Ammiel Barzillai David Machir Nahash Shobi Lo-debar Mahanaim Rabbah Rogelim

Generosity Friendship The stranger and outcast

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.

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,

²⁹ honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
WEB: When David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
ASV: And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
DARBY: And as soon as David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
BLB: And it came to pass, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,

ÅB: Da David kom til Mahana'im, hendte det at Sobi, sønn av Nahas, fra Rabba i Ammons barns land, og Makir, sønn av Ammiel, fra Lo-Debar, og gileaditten Barsillai fra Rogelim
OTB: Nå, da David kom til Mahanaim, Shobi, sønn av Nahasj fra Rabba av ammonittene, Makir, sønn av Ammiel fra Lo-Debar, og Barsillai, gileaditten fra Rogelim,
B1930: Da David kom til Mahana'im, hendte det at Sobi, sønn av Nahas, fra Rabba i Ammons barns land, og Makir, sønn av Ammiel, fra Lo-Debar, og gileaditten Barsillai fra Rogelim

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Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 2:7
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
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2 Samuel 9:4
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
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2 Samuel 10:1–2
Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
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1 Samuel 11:1
Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
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Ezra 2:61
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
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2 Samuel 12:26
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
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2 Samuel 19:31–39
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
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2 Samuel 12:29–30
So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.
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