2 Samuel 4:3
1 Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
- KJV
- And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
- WEB
- and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until today).
- ASV
- and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).
- DARBY
- And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
- BLB
- and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and they have been there sojourning until this day.
- ÅB
- be'erotittene var flyktet til Gitta'im, og der har de holdt til helt til denne dag.
- OTB
- og Beerotittene flyktet til Gittajim og har bodd der som fremmede til denne dag).
- B1930
- be'erotittene var flyktet til Gitta'im, og der har de holdt til helt til denne dag.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 11:33
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Read in context1 Samuel 31:7
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
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