2 Samuel 17:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 32:2 : 2 And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
  • 2 Sam 2:8 : 8 Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,
  • Josh 13:26 : 26 And from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the edge of Debir;

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  • 2 Sam 17:20-22
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    20And Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house and said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone from here to the stream. And after searching for them, and seeing nothing of them, they went back to Jerusalem.

    21Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

    22So David and all the people who were with him went up over Jordan: when dawn came, every one of them had gone over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 17:25-27
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    25And Absalom put Amasa at the head of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had been the lover of Abigail, the daughter of Jesse, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

    26And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.

    27Now 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,

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:11-14
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    11And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

    12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

    13And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

    14And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

  • 2 Sam 14:23
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    23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-39
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    36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

    37So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

    38And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.

    39And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

  • 2 Sam 2:29
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    29And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.

  • 2 Sam 15:37
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    37So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-30
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    29So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as Absalom had given them orders. Then all the king's sons got up, and every man got on his beast and went in flight.

    30Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
    77%

    34But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
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    1Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

  • 2 Sam 19:9-10
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    9And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

    10And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
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    15So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 14:31-33
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    31Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

    32And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

    33So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
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    6And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-24
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    23Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast.

    24And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

  • 2 Sam 15:1-2
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    1Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

    2And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
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    1And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
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    15And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.

  • 2 Sam 17:18
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    18But a boy saw them, and gave word of it to Absalom: so the two of them went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim who had a water-hole in his garden, and they went down into it.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 17:13
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    13And if he has gone into some town, then let all Israel take strong cords to that town, and we will have it pulled into the valley, till not one small stone is to be seen there.

  • 2 Sam 15:22-23
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    22And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.

    23And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.

  • 2 Sam 18:17
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    17And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

  • 2 Sam 13:27
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    27But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    17And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,

  • 2 Sam 10:17
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    17And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.

  • 1 Sam 27:2
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    2So David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 19:31
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    31And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.