2 Samuel 17:22 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does 2 Samuel 17:22 Mean?
David heeds the warning at once. He and all his people rise in the night and cross the Jordan, and by the time morning breaks, not a single person is left on the dangerous side. The crossing is complete and no one is lost.
The careful note that 'there lacked not one' echoes the heart of the Good Shepherd, who loses none entrusted to him. The river that once divided is now the boundary of safety. God brought every soul across, a quiet foreshadowing of the Shepherd-King who would say of his own, 'of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.'
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What does 2 Samuel 17:22 mean?
David and all his people rise and cross the Jordan, so that by dawn not one of them remains behind.