2 Samuel 17 · Verse 24

2 Samuel 17:24

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
2 Samuel 17:24, King James Version

2 Samuel 17:24 in other translations

BSBThen David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
WEBThen David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
ASVThen David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
YLTAnd David came to Mahanaim, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him;
DARBYAnd David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
BBEAnd David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.
WebsterThen David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

What does 2 Samuel 17:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Then David came to Mahanaim--in the high eastern country of Gilead, the seat of Ish-bosheth's government. Absalom passed over Jordan--It is not said how long an interval elapsed, but there must have been sufficient time to make the intended levy throughout the kingdom.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 17:22-29

Ahithophel hanged himself for vexation that his counsel was not followed. That will break a proud man's heart which will not break a humble man's sleep. He thought himself in danger, concluding, that, because his counsel was not followed, Absalom's cause would fail; and to prevent a possible public execution, he does justice upon himself. Thus the breath is stopped, and the head laid low, from which nothing could be…

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2 Samuel 17:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
בָּ֣אba'he had goneH935
מַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahMahanaim towardsH4266
וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.Lomand AbsalomH53
עָבַר֙'a.Varhe had passed overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
ה֕וּאhu'heH1931
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
אִ֥ישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עִמּֽוֹ\׃i.Mowith himH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 17:24

  • 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;

  • Joshua 13:26

    And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mahanaim.
2:8; Ge 32:2; Jos 13:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  • 2 Samuel 17:24

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

  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

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2 Samuel 17:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y David llegó á Mahanaim, y Absalom pasó el Jordán con toda la gente de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David vint à Mahanaïm; et Absalom passa le Jourdain, lui et tous les hommes d’Israël avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David kam nach Machanaim; und Absalom ging über den Jordan, er und alle Männer von Israel mit ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		David autem venit in castra, et Absalom transivit Jordanem, ipse et omnes viri Israël cum eo.