Then David came to Machanayim. Avshalom passed over the Yarden, he and all the men of Yisra'el with him.
I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I passed over this Yarden; and now I have become two companies.
When he saw them, Ya`akov said, *This is God's army.* He called the name of that place Machanayim.
Now Aviner the son of Ner, captain of Sha'ul's army, had taken Ish-Boshet the son of Sha'ul, and brought him over to Machanayim;
Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Lover Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Machanayim?
and from Cheshbon to Ramat-Hamitzpeh, and Betonim; and from Machanayim to the border of Devir;