2 Samuel 17:24 KJV — MannaFest

2 Samuel 17:24

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

KJV

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ASV

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

WEB

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

YLT

And David came to Mahanaim, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him;

DBT

And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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2 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;
Genesis 32:2
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Joshua 13:26
And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
1 Chronicles 6:80
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

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Not content that he had driven his good father to the utmost corner of his kingdom, he resolved to chase him out of the world. He pitched in the land of Gilead with all his forces, ready to give David battle,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

As dew - That is, plenteously, suddenly, irresistibly, and on all sides; for so the dew falls. Bring ropes - It is an hyperbolical expression, suited to the vain-glorious temper of this insolent young man: implying, that they would do so if they could not destroy him another way: or, that they should be enough to do so, if there were occasion.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Then David came to Mahanaim--in the high eastern country of Gilead, the seat of Ish-bosheth's government. Absalom passed over Jordan--It is not said how long an interval elapsed, but there must have been sufficient time to make the intended levy throughout the kingdom.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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2SA 17:24GEN 32:2 2SA 2:8
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2SA 17:242SA 2:8 1SA 14:50
2SA 17:24JOS 13:26 2SA 17:27
2SA 17:242SA 2:8 GEN 32:2
2SA 17:24GEN 32:2 JOS 21:38
2SA 17:24GEN 32:2 JOS 5:14
2SA 17:24GEN 32:2 LUK 2:13
2SA 17:24GEN 32:2 PSA 34:7

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