Thematic Bible: Retreats
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Gilead » David » Retreats
Now send word quickly to David and warn him, "Don't spend the night at the fords of the desert tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed."
So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.
Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.