2 Samuel 17:22–29

²²So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one who had not crossed the Jordan. ²³When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his affairs in order ⁿand hanged himself. ^oSo he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

²⁴David had arrived at Mahanaim by the time Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. ²⁵Now Absalom had appointed Amasa ^pover the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra ^qthe Israelite; ^rsIthra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash. ^tAbigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. ²⁶And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. ²⁷When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash ^ufrom Rabbah ^vof the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, ^wand Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim ^x28brought beds, basins, ^yand pottery items. They also brought wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, ^z29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese ^afrom the herd for David and the people with him to eat. They had reasoned, “The people must be hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the desert.”