2 Samuel 17 · Verse 27

2 Samuel 17:27

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
2 Samuel 17:27, King James Version

2 Samuel 17:27 in other translations

BSBWhen David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
WEBWhen David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
ASVAnd it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
YLTAnd it cometh to pass at the coming in of David to Mahanaim, that Shobi, son of Nahash, from Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and Machir son of Ammiel, from Lo-Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite, from Rogelim,
DARBYAnd as soon as David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
BBENow when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi, the son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
WebsterAnd it came to pass, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

What does 2 Samuel 17:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 17:27-29
27-29. when David was come to Mahanaim--The necessities of the king and his followers were hospitably ministered to by three chiefs, whose generous loyalty is recorded with honor in the sacred narrative. Shobi--must have been a brother of Hanun. Disapproving, probably, of that young king's outrage upon the Israelite ambassadors, he had been made governor of Ammon by David on the conquest of that country. Machir--(See 2Sa 9:4). Supposed by some to have been a brother of Bath-sheba, and Barzillai--a wealthy old grandee, whose great age and infirmities made his loyal devotion to the distressed monarch peculiarly affecting. The supplies they brought, which (besides beds for the weary) consisted of the staple produce of their rich lands and pastures, may be classified as follows: eatables--wheat, barley, flour, beans, lentils, sheep, and cheese; drinkables--"honey and butter" or cream, which, being mixed together, form a thin, diluted beverage, light, cool, and refreshing. Being considered a luxurious refreshment (So 4:11), the supply of it shows the high respect that was paid to David by his loyal and faithful subjects at Mahanaim.

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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 17:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'when cameH935
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
מַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahMahanaim towardsH4266
וְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.Viand ShobiH7629
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
נָחָ֜שׁna.ChashNahashH5176
מֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.Batfrom Rabbah ofH7237
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֗וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.Khirand MakirH4353
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElAmmielH5988
מִלֹּ֣אmi.Lo'from LoH3810
דְבָ֔רde.VarDebarH3810
וּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.Laiand BarzillaiH1271
הַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.Dithe GileaditeH1569
מֵרֹגְלִֽים\׃me.ro.ge.Limfrom RogelimH7274

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 17:27

  • 1 Kings 2:7

    But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

  • 2 Samuel 9:4

    And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo–debar.

  • 2 Samuel 10:1-2

    And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

  • 1 Samuel 11:1

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

  • Ezra 2:61

    And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

  • 2 Samuel 12:26

    And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

  • 2 Samuel 19:31-39

    And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? …

  • 2 Samuel 12:29-30

    And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

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the son of Nahash.
10:1,2; 12:29,30; 1Sa 11:1
Machir.
9:4
Barzillai.
19:31,32; 1Ki 2:7; Ezr 2:61

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 17:26

    So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Samuel 17:27

    And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

  • 2 Samuel 17:28

    Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,

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2 Samuel 17:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y luego que David llegó á Mahanaim, Sobi hijo de Naas de Rabba de los hijos de Ammon, y Machîr hijo de Ammiel de Lodebar, y Barzillai Galaadita de Rogelim,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et comme David arrivait à Mahanaïm, Shobi, fils de Nakhash, de Rabba des fils d’Ammon, et Makir, fils d’Ammiel, de Lodebar, et Barzillaï, le Galaadite, de Roguelim,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als David nach Machanaim kam, da brachten Schobi, der Sohn des Nahas, aus Rabba der Kinder Ammon, und Makir, der Sohn Ammiels, aus Lodebar, und Barsillai, der Gileaditer, aus Rogelim,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque venisset David in castra, Sobi filius Naas de Rabbath filiorum Ammon, et Machir filius Ammihel de Lodabar, et Berzellai Galaadites de Rogelim,