2 Samuel 17:24

24 About the time David arrived at Mahanaim, Absalom crossed the Jordan, and the whole army of Israel with him.

2 Samuel 17:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24

Then David came to Mahanaim
A city on the other side Jordan in the tribe of Gad, ( Joshua 13:26 Joshua 13:30 ) , famous for its being the place where the angels of God met Jacob, ( Genesis 32:1 Genesis 32:2 ) ; 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.

2 Samuel 17:24 In-Context

22 David and his whole army were soon up and moving and crossed the Jordan. As morning broke there was not a single person who had not made it across the Jordan.

23 When Ahithophel realized that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and left for his hometown. After making out his will and putting his house in order, he hanged himself and died. He was buried in the family tomb.

24 About the time David arrived at Mahanaim, Absalom crossed the Jordan, and the whole army of Israel with him.

25 Absalom had made Amasa head of the army, replacing Joab. (Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.)

26 Israel and Absalom set camp in Gilead.