2 Samuel 19:15
So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
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Gill's Exposition
So the king returned, and came to Jordan,.... From Mahanaim thither, which according to Bunting (i) was twenty eight miles:
and Judah came to Gilgal; that is, the elders, or principal men of the…
It is strange that David did not immediately upon the defeat and dispersion of Absalom's forces march with all expedition back to Jerusalem, to regain the possession of his capital city, while the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
to Gilgal Gilgal, between Jericho and the Jordan, was the rendezvous for the representatives of Judah probably the elders who were sent to escort the king back to Jerusalem.