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2 Samuel 17:1

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Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Jerusalem was Absalom’s base, while David had crossed the Jordan to Mahanaim in Gilead, beyond immediate

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2 Samuel 17:1 mentions Ammon, Beersheba, Dan, En-rogel, Gilead, Jerusalem, Jordan, Mahanaim and Rabbah.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
Beersheba · gugganij
Dan · Lajoya02
En-rogel · kfar hatemanim

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