the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
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2 Samuel 17:24
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David aber war nach Mahanaim gekommen, als Absalom über den Jordan zog, er und alle Männer Israels mit ihm.
Und David kam nach Machanaim; und Absalom ging über den Jordan, er und alle Männer von Israel mit ihm.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Mahanaim: 2 Samuel 2:8, Genesis 32:2, Joshua 13:26
Reciprocal: Joshua 21:38 - Mahanaim 2 Samuel 17:22 - and they passed 2 Samuel 19:3 - into the city 1 Kings 4:14 - Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 6:80 - Mahanaim
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then David came to Mahanaim,.... A city on the other side Jordan in the tribe of Gad, Joshua 13:26, famous for its being the place where the angels of God met Jacob, Genesis 32:1; and was for some time the seat of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, 2 Samuel 2:8;
and Absalom passed over Jordan, he, and all the men of Israel with him; not directly after David, but some time after, when, according to the counsel of Hushai, he had gathered all the warlike men of Israel to him that he could, and with this army pursued his father; not content to drive him to the other side Jordan, sought to seize his person, and take away his life, and so secure the crown and kingdom to him, of which he made no doubt, having such a numerous army, on which he relied.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Mahanaim - See 2 Samuel 2:8. The same reasons which induced Abner to choose it for Ishbosheth probablv made it a good rallying point for David. It was a strong city, in a well-provisioned country, with a mountainous district for retreat in case of need, and with a warlike and friendly population.
