2 Samuel 17:22
ESV
Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
NIV
So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
NASB
Then David and all the people who were with him set out and crossed the Jordan; by dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.
CSB
So 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.
NLT
So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn.
KJV
Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
NKJV
So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the Jordan. By morning light not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan.
What does 2 Samuel 17:22 mean?
David's plan has worked. While Absalom and his men marched on Jerusalem, David and his servants fled. As he ran, David managed to set up an intelligence network in and around Jerusalem (2 Samuel 15:24–29, 32–37). He and his exhausted people are waiting at the Jordan River, for news: Is Absalom coming? Should they cross the river? Finally, the messengers arrive. Absalom is coming, although David's planted agent, Hushai, managed to get them more time (2 Samuel 17:21). By morning, all of David's people are safe across the river.They continue north and east to Mahanaim where an interesting group of men meet them. First is Shobi, the brother of the Ammonite king whom Joab and David destroyed after he disgraced David's men (2 Samuel 10:1–5; 12:26–31). Next mentioned is Machir, the man who had cared for Jonathan's son Mephibosheth before David found him and made him a courtier (2 Samuel 9:4–5). Finally, Barzillai, a rich and extraordinarily generous man who provides food and beds for David's people (2 Samuel 17:27–29).
As David and his people recover from their unexpected flight, Absalom crosses the Jordan. He's placed Amasa, David's nephew and Joab's cousin, over his army. They set up camp and wait (2 Samuel 17:24–26).The ensuing battle will be fierce. But Absalom's error in rejecting Ahithophel's advice will be fatal. Giving David time to establish defenses was a blunder. Twenty thousand men will die, including Absalom (2 Samuel 18:7, 14–15). The rift in the nation will never fully heal. David's son Solomon will eventually become king and have a long reign, but when he dies, the nation will split into two and never recover (1 Kings 12).
