2 Samuel 17:27

"When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, And Machir the son of Amiel from Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans and lentils, honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat; for they said, `The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.'"

All of the men mentioned here were powerful princes of Israel who had the grace and the ability to supply David's company with much-needed provisions. "This reaction of David's friends to his misfortunes bears strong testimony to the remarkable power he had for winning the affections of men. If a man is to be judged by the opinion of his friends, David must stand high in the judgment of history."[25]

"Shobi ... of the Ammonites" (2 Samuel 17:27). "Shobi's father may have been the king of the Ammonites; and David may have appointed him as a vassal king or governor of Ammon after he took Rabbah (2 Samuel 12:29)."[26] In any event, "He was one of the men of Rabbah to whom David had shown kindness after his capture of that city."[27]

"Amiel of Lo-debar" (2 Samuel 17:27). This man was a son of Ahithophel and the father of Bathsheba. Thus, Machir was Bathsheba's brother.

"Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim" (2 Samuel 17:27). "This man was an ancestor through a daughter of a family of priests, who were called after him, `Sons of Barzillai.' They returned from the Babylonian captivity with Ezra (Ezra 2:61-63)."[28]