2 Samuel 17:24-29

24 Und David kam gen Mahanaim. Und Absalom zog über den Jordan und alle Männer Israels mit ihm.

25 Und Absalom hatte Amasa an Joabs Statt gesetzt über das Heer. Es war aber Amasa eines Mannes Sohn, der hieß Jethra, ein Israeliter, welcher einging zu Abigail, der Tochter des Nahas, der Schwester der Zeruja, Joabs Mutter.

26 Israel aber und Absalom lagerten sich in Gilead.

27 Da David gen Mahanaim gekommen war, da brachten Sobi, der Sohn Nahas von Rabba der Kinder Ammon, und Machir, der Sohn Ammiels von Lo-Dabar, und Barsillai, ein Gileaditer von Roglim,

28 Bettwerk, Becken, irdene Gefäße, Weizen, Gerste, Mehl, geröstete Körner, Bohnen, Linsen, Grütze,

29 Honig, Butter, Schafe und Rinderkäse zu David und zu dem Volk, das bei ihm war, zu essen. Denn sie gedachten: Das Volk wird hungrig, müde und durstig sein in der Wüste.

2 Samuel 17:24-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 17

This chapter relates the advice Ahithophel gave to march out speedily with a number of men in pursuit of David, which at first seemed agreeable, 2Sa 17:1-4; but Hushai's opinion being asked, and he giving counsel to raise a larger army, which required time, and was taken to, hereby the counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, 2Sa 17:5-14; upon which he hanged himself, 2Sa 17:23; these different counsels being communicated by Hushai to the priests, they found means to transmit them to David, with an instruction to him to pass over Jordan immediately; which he did, and pitched in Gilead, and whither he was followed by Absalom, 2Sa 17:15-26; and where he met with a supply of provisions for his army from some eminent persons in and near that place, 2Sa 17:27-29.