2 Samuel 17:26

2 Samuel 17:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.

Context of 2 Samuel 17:26

24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25Absalom put Amasa in command of the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash, [the half sister of David and] the sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. So Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. 27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim 28brought beds, basins, pottery, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, broad beans, lentils, and [other] roasted grain,

2 Samuel 17:26 word by word

וַיִּ֤חַן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם אֶ֖רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:26

• Numbers 32:1Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock.
• Deuteronomy 3:15I gave Gilead to Machir [of Manasseh].
• Joshua 17:1Now this was the lot (allotment) for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 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 expected but mischief…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 17:26

• David
• Gilead

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Gilead
• Israel
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Instead
• Mahanaim
• Bible, the
• David

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings