2 Samuel 4:3
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What does 2 Samuel 4:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
What does 2 Samuel 4:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
Verse 2 Samuel 4:3. _THE BEEROTHITES FLED TO GITTAIM_] Probably the same as _Gath_; as _Ramathaim_ is the same as _Ramah_....
5. THE DEATH OF ISH-BOSHETH CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Ish-bosheth in despair (2 Samuel 4:1)_ 2. Mephibosheth, the lame son (2 Samuel 4:4) 3. The end of Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4:5) 4. The punishment of the mu...
It was clear that Ishbaal's authority could not long survive Abner. It was only a question who should carry out the schemes which Abner had set on foot. Two of Ishbaal's captains came to his house as...
_Gittaim_ A Benjamite town of this name is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:33, but if the reason suggested above for the flight of the Beerothites is the correct one, it can hardly be the same, as they would...
_2 SAMUEL 4:2_. (_FOR BEEROTH ALSO WAS RECKONED TO BENJAMIN_— Beeroth was a city formerly belonging to the Gibeonites, within the lot of Benjamin, but most certainly not inhabited by them, when the Be...
4. The King in Gilead Slain, 2 Samuel 4:1-12. _Mephibosheth Introduced._ 2 Samuel 4:1-4 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were tr...
_AND WHEN SAUL'S SON HEARD THAT ABNER WAS DEAD IN HEBRON, HIS HANDS WERE FEEBLE, AND ALL THE ISRAELITES WERE TROUBLED._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
4:3 sojourners (c-10) Or 'strangers.'...
THE MURDER OF ISH-BOSHETH 2, 3. Beeroth was near Gibeon. The object of this note is to explain how the Beerothites came to be Benjamites. Properly they should have been Canaanites, for Beeroth was in...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 4 THE MURDER OF ISH-BOSHETH V1 Ish-Bosheth was the son of Saul. He heard that Abner had died in Hebron. So, Ish-Bosheth became afra...
FLED TO GITTAIM. — Neither the cause of their flight, nor the place to which they fled, can be certainly determined. The Beerothites here appear as of the tribe of Benjamin, and it is probable that th...
וַ יִּבְרְח֥וּ הַ בְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָה וַֽ יִּהְיוּ ־שָׁ֣ם גָּרִ֔ים עַ֖ד הַ יֹּ֥ום הַ זֶּֽה׃ ס
CHAPTER V. _ ASSASSINATION OF ABNER AND ISHBOSHETH._ 2 Samuel 3:22; 2 Samuel 4:1 IT is quite possible that, in treating with Abner, David showed too complacent a temper, that he treated too lightly...
ANOTHER TREACHEROUS DEED AND ITS PENALTY 2 Samuel 4:1 Abner's death rendered hopeless the cause of Ish-bosheth. Two captains incurred lasting shame and deserved punishment by their dastardly act of...
Again we have the story of a murder unjustifiable and cruel, prompted solely by the hope of gaining favor with David. Once again the king made it perfectly clear that he had no part in any of these me...
And the Beerothites fled to (d) Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) (d) After the death of Saul, for fear of the Philistines....
_That. Hebrew, &c., "this day," when the historian wrote. (Menochius)_...
(2) And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3 AND 4. Alas! the history of this period plunges us into the ways of man. It is no longer merely David walking in the path of faith. It is Joab, a clever, am...
AND THE BEEROTHITES FLED TO GITTAIM, AND WERE SOJOURNERS THERE UNTIL THAT DAY. At the death of Saul, when many of the Israelites deserted their cities, and left them to the Philistines, 1 Samuel 31:7;...
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) Ver. 3. _And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim._] A town of their own tribe, but of far greater security. Hither therefor...
_The Beerothites fled to Gittaim_ When Saul was slain, several Israelites left their cities and fled, and the Philistines took possession of them. Among these, it seems, this city was forsaken of its...
1 The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner, 2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ishbosheth, and bring his head to Hebron. 9 Dauid causeth them to be slaine, and Ishbosheths head to be buried. 1 AND...
ISHBOSHETH MURDERED...
Abner's death left Ish-bosheth helpless, and all Israel in a state of troubled perplexity (v.1). Two men, however, who were captains of bands in Ish-bosheth's army, saw an attractive opportunity at th...
1-7 See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit us, which should sharpen our endeavours, we betray both our heavenly crowns and our earthly lives. Love not sleep, lest thou come...
AND, or, _yet_, or _but_; for this comes in to anticipate an objection against what he had now said. It is true, saith he, the BEEROTHITES FLED. as others did, upon the overthrow of Saul and his army,...
2 Samuel 4:3 Beerothites H886 fled H1272 (H8799) Gittaim H1664 sojourners H1481 (H8802) day H3117 1 Samuel 31:7; Nehemiah 11:33...
SAUL'S LEGITIMATE SUCCESSORS ARE RENDERED INCAPABLE OF KINGSHIP. MEPHI-BOSHETH, JONATHAN'S SON, BECOMES LAME AND ISH-BOSHETH, SAUL'S REMAINING SON, IS ASSASSINATED BY TWO OF HIS COMMANDERS WHO BRING H...
CONTENTS: Murder of Ish-bosheth. CHARACTERS: David, Ish-bosheth, Mephibosheth, Baanahm, Rechab. CONCLUSION: The guilt of blood brings a curse, and if men do not avenge it, God will. KEY WORD: Murde...
2 Samuel 4:12. _David slew them._ What a glory to Israel to have a king clothed with justice: a righteous monarch makes a righteous nation. This act of David would elevate him in the eyes of good men....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:2 BEEROTH is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Gibeon. It is one of the cities that tricked Joshua into making a treaty with them (Joshua 9:17). The Beerothites had probably...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 4:1. “HIS HANDS WERE FEEBLE,” literally “his hands slackened,” _i.e._, “he lost the power and courage to act as a king.” _(Keil.)_ “TROUBLED,” or “_confounded_...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 4:1 WHEN SAUL'S SON HEARD THAT ABNER WAS DEAD. The news of Abner's death must have had a doubly depressing effect upon Ishbosheth; for he learned, not only that the mainstay of hi...
Now when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all of Israel was troubled. And Saul's son had two men that were the captains of his bands (2 Samuel 4:1-2): These...
1 Samuel 31:7; Nehemiah 11:33...