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

24David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River. 25Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab’s cousin. His father was Jether, an Ishmaelite. His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.) Absalom and the Israelite army set up camp in the land of Gilead. 27When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and by Makir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim. 28They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils,

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 32:1The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,
• Deuteronomy 3:15I gave Gilead to the clan of Makir.
• Joshua 17:1The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them.

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