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And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
2 Samuel 17:26 Meaning and Commentary
2 Samuel 17:26
So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. ] Which belonged to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; here the Israelites that were with Absalom encamped, in order to give battle to David and his men.
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David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
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Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigail , the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
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The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
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brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,