2 Samuel 17:26 KJV — MannaFest

2 Samuel 17:26

So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

KJV

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ASV

And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.

WEB

So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

YLT

and Israel encampeth with Absalom in the land of Gilead.

DBT

And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.

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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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Joshua 17:1
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
Deuteronomy 3:15
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
Numbers 32:1–42
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Genesis 32:2
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 2:8
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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As dew - That is, plenteously, suddenly, irresistibly, and on all sides; for so the dew falls. Bring ropes - It is an hyperbolical expression, suited to the vain-glorious temper of this insolent young man: implying, that they would do so if they could not destroy him another way: or, that they should be enough to do so, if there were occasion.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

It was not long since that Absalom himself fled for a crime, and David contented himself with his being an exile, though he deserved death, nay, he mourned and longed for him; but so perfectly void of all natural affection is this ungrateful Absalom that he eagerly thirsts after his own father's blood.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H53110× in canon H1568134× in canon H2583143× in canon

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2SA 17:26JOS 17:1 NUM 26:29
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 17:26DEU 3:15 NUM 32:39-40
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 17:26JOS 17:1 GEN 50:23
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 17:26JOS 17:1 GEN 41:51
2SA 17:26JOS 17:1 GEN 46:20
2SA 17:26DEU 3:15 JOS 22:7
2SA 17:26DEU 3:15 JOS 17:1-3

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