2 Samuel 2:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.”
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Read Full Chapter →Abner and his men march all night across the plain and the Jordan, through Bithron, back to Mahanaim.
What Does 2 Samuel 2:29 Mean?
With the fighting over, Abner and his men make their way home. They march through the night across the Arabah plain, cross over the Jordan, pass through the region of Bithron, and at last reach Mahanaim, the city from which they had set out. The long night's journey carries the defeated force back to its base.
The weary night march is the quiet aftermath of a costly day. There is no triumph in this return, only the sober retreat of men who have lost. The narrator lets the long road home stand for the heaviness of it all. Conflict leaves both sides walking through the dark, and the kingdom raised against God's anointed gains nothing for its bloodshed but the road back to where it began.
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What does 2 Samuel 2:29 mean?
Abner and his men march all night across the plain and the Jordan, through Bithron, back to Mahanaim.