Now the people of Judah 3 had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him 4 cross the Jordan.
20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted 5 David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River 6 to Jerusalem. 7
1 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text here or in v. 24, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”
4 tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.
5 tn Heb “went up from after.”
6 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
7 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.