When he saw them, he said, "This is God's camp"; so he named the place Mahanaim.

The commander of Saul's army, Abner son of Ner, had fled with Saul's son Ishbosheth across the Jordan to Mahanaim.

David had reached the town of Mahanaim by the time Absalom and the Israelites had crossed the Jordan.

When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash, from the city of Rabbah in Ammon, and by Machir son of Ammiel, from Lodebar, and by Barzillai, from Rogelim in Gilead.