2 Samuel 19:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The troops were sneaking into Mahanaim, just as if they had run away from a battle and were ashamed.

Cross References

Genesis 31:27

Why did you sneak away without telling me? I would have given you a going-away party with singing and with music on tambourines and harps.

2 Samuel 17:24

David went to the town of Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the River Jordan with the army of Israel.

2 Samuel 19:2

David's army found out he was crying because his son had died, and their day of victory suddenly turned into a day of sadness.

2 Samuel 19:32

Barzillai was eighty years old. He was very rich and had sent food to David in Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 19:4

David held his hands over his face and kept on crying loudly, “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”