2 Samuel 17:26
What does 2 Samuel 17:26 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 17:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Israel encampeth with Absalom <FI>in<Fi> the land of Gilead.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Israel camped with Absalom in the land of Galaad.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
Context
v.25And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
v.26This passage
v.27And 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,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 32:1
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
- Joshua 17:1
Andthiswas the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 3:15
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
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