2 Samuel 19:32
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Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
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Gilead, east of the Jordan, was Barzillai’s home region; Mahanaim there had served as David’s refuge during Absalom’s revolt. As David returns toward Jerusalem, he meets Barzillai at the Jordan near Gilgal, the crossing point where the king’s restoration is publicly advanced.
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2 Samuel 19:32 mentions Gilead, Gilgal, Jerusalem, Jordan and Mahanaim.
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