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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Brought beds,.... For David and his men, who, fleeing from Jerusalem in haste, could bring none with them, and therefore were ill provided while in the plains of the wilderness; the Septuagint version…
Here is, I. The transporting of David and his forces over Jordan, pursuant to the advice he had received from his friends at Jerusalem, Sa2 17:22. He, and all that were with him, went over in the…
Progress of the Rebellion
24. to Mahanaim See note on ch. 2Sa 2:8. It was chosen for David's head-quarters as the most important and strongest city in the trans-Jordanic country, which was evidently…