2 Samuel 17:22-29 ▼

22 So David got up and all of his entourage crossed the Jordan River. Everyone had crossed the Jordan River by dawn's first light.

23 Meanwhile, when Ahithophel observed that his counsel was not being acted upon, he saddled his donkey, got up, and left for his hometown. Leaving behind a set of orders for his household, he hanged himself. After his death he was buried in his father's tomb.

24 Later, David arrived at Mahanaim. Absalom and all of the Israelis who supported him crossed the Jordan River.

25 Absalom had installed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite. His mother was Abigail, a daughter of Nahash and a sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.)

26 Absalom and the Israelis with him camped in the territory of Gilead.

27 When David arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi (Nahash's son from the Ammonite town of Rabbah), Makir (Ammiel's son from Lo-debar), and Barzillai (from Rogelim in Gilead) were already there.

28 They brought along bedding, bowls, clay basins, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grains, beans, peas,

29 honey, cheeses, sheep, and cheese made from cow's milk for David and his entourage because they had been reasoning, |The people are hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the wilderness.|