2 Samuel 17:24 Explained in Context

Read It With

• 2 Samuel 17:24–29

Read 2 Samuel 17:24 with 17:24–29. The wording “Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with…” supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Absalom crosses Jordan under Amasa while Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai bring extensive food and bedding to David's weary people.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Armies Gather and Local Allies Supply David,” 2 Samuel 17:24 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The narrative resumes the two armies' movement and David's material vulnerability after the messenger escape. Ahithophel's death is adjacent, but it does not cause Absalom's crossing or the allies' supplies.