John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 17:22
Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and passed over Jordan ,.... Taking the advice of Hushai: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan ; they travelled all night, and before it was morning they had all passed the river in boats, or through the fords, and not one was lost in the passage, nor any deserted, see John 17:12 ; and now perhaps David penned the forty second and forty third psalms, Psalm 42:1 . 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