John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:25
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab ,.... Who was along with David: which Amasa was a man's son whose name was Ithra, an Israelite ; he is called Jether the Ishmaelite, 1 Chronicles 2:17 ; either because he was an Ishmaelite by birth, and being proselyted to the Jewish religion, was called an Israelite; or rather he was an Israelite by birth, and having sojourned in the land of Ishmael some time, was called an Ishmaelite, as Uriah the Hittite, and others; and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:22-29
Here is, I. The transporting of David and his forces over Jordan, pursuant to the advice he had received from his friends at Jerusalem, 2 Sam. 17:22. He, and all that were with him, went over in the night, whether in ferryboats, which probably always plied there, or through the fords, does not appear. But special notice is taken of this, that there lacked not one of them: none deserted him, though his distress was great, none staid behind sick or weary, nor were any lost or cast away in... read more