2 Samuel 17 Study Notes
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17:18 Bahurim was the village in Benjamin from which Shimei came (16:5).
17:19 The woman scattered grain to make it look like the cover had not been recently disturbed.
17:20 Absalom’s servants must have received word that Ahimaaz and Jonathan had gone to or toward Bahurim.
17:21-22 The advice of Ahimaaz and Jonathan further suggested that it was still uncertain what Absalom would do (v. 16).
17:23 Ahithophel knew that since his advice had not been followed, David would regain the throne. And when David was reestablished, Ahithophel would be considered a traitor. Thus he committed suicide.
17:24 Mahanaim was more than thirty miles from Jerusalem. So David and his men may have been about twenty miles from Absalom when he crossed the Jordan.
17:25 Amasa was another of David’s nephews and a cousin of Joab and Abishai (19:13; 20:8-13).
17:26 The order Israel and Absalom may be ominous by comparison with 17:4,14-15.
17:27 Machir had cared for Mephibosheth before David brought Mephibosheth to his palace (9:4).
17:28-29 These men of influence knew about David’s quick flight from Jerusalem, and they brought him food and supplies. These provisions restored the bodies and spirits of the king’s group.