2 Samuel 17:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. ”

2 Samuel 17:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mahanaim - See 2 Samuel 2:8 . The same reasons which induced Abner to choose it for Ishbosheth probablv made it a good rallying point for David. It was a strong city, in a well-provisioned count...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David Comes to Mahanaim (J). 2 Samuel 17:15-21 . Meanwhile David was in constant communication with his agents in Jerusalem through Jonathan and Ahimaaz. But one day, apparently when the news of...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

all. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus). App-6. The whole put for the greater part
2 Samuel 17:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
2 Samuel 17:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. Then David came to Mahanaim - in the high Eastern country of Gilead, the seat of Ish-boshet...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fall of Ahithophel Absalom follows the advice of Hushai rather than that of Ahithophel, who thereupon hangs himself. David retreats to Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 17:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Mahanaim. — See Note on 2 Samuel 2:8 . The same reasons which made it a favourable place for the capital of Ish-bosheth, recommended it also as a place of refuge to David and a rallying point for...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM. 2 Samuel 16:1-14 ; 2 Samuel 17:15-22 and 2 Samuel 17:24-26 . AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current o...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Helpers of the King 2 Samuel 17:15-29 The two young men were narrowly watched, and had it not been for the deception practiced on Absalom's servants by the mistress of the house at Bahurim,...
2 Samuel 17:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ahithophel counseled immediate war-like activity. As David had not gone far, and could not have gathered round him any large number of men, let a company be sent to capture him, and that immediately....
2 Samuel 17:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(24) Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. (25) And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son,...
2 Samuel 17:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then David came to Mahanaim ,.... A city on the other side Jordan in the tribe of Gad, Joshua 13:26 , famous for its being the place where the angels of God met Jacob, Genesis 32:1 ; and was for s...
2 Samuel 17:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. Ver. 24. Then David came to Mahanaim. ] Where Jacob sometime had met with a double camp of angel...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David came to Mahanaim A place in the country of Gilead, bordering upon the land of the Ammonites, lately the residence of Ish- bosheth, and anciently the resting-place of Jacob; where God had plac...
2 Samuel 17:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ahithophel discerned clearly that if Absalom was to gain any victory over David he must strike quickly. Satan knows that the only way to establish the anti-christ in power is to destroy the true Chri...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ahithophel's Death; Absalom's Pursuit of David. B. C. 1023. 22 Then David arose, and a...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mahanaim; a place in the country of Gilead, bordering upon the land of the Ammonites, 2 Samuel 17:27 . See Genesis 32:2 2 Samuel 2:8 . Absalom passed over Jordan; not speedily, but when a...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 17:1 . “This night,” “The night following David’s flight and Absalom’s entrance into Jerusalem, as we may see very clearly from 2 Samuel 17:16 .” (Kei...
2 Samuel 17:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:17 . En-rogel was near Jerusalem. Joshua 15:7-8 . 2 Samuel 17:21 . Thus hath Ahithophel counselled. This disclosure of Absalom's plans saved David from being surprised, and drove...
2 Samuel 17:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 17:1 Let me now choose out twelve thousand men. The advice of Ahithophel was such as would have made success almost certain. The rebellion had taken David by surprise,...
2 Samuel 17:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David In The Country East of Jordan
2 Samuel 17:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:8 ; Genesis 32:2 ; Joshua 13:26
2 Samuel 17:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Passed — Not speedily, but when all the men of Israel were gathered together according to Hushai's counsel.

2 Samuel 17:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 17:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 17:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 17:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 17:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 17:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes