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 country, with a mountainous district for retreat in case of need, and with a warlike and friendly population.
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2 Samuel 17:24
24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.