2 Samuel 4:3

2 Samuel 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day).
• New King James Version (NKJV)because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day.)
• New Living Translation (NLT)because the original people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim, where they still live as foreigners.

Context of 2 Samuel 4:3

1When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed. 2Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Rekab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin, because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have resided there as foreigners to this day. 4(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.) 5Now Rekab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth, and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest.

2 Samuel 4:3 word by word

וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָה וַֽיִּהְיוּ־שָׁ֣ם גָּרִ֔ים עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Beerothitesבְּאֵרֹתִיbe'êrôthîy · BeerothiteH886
• fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• to Gittaimגִּתָּ֑יִםgittayim · GittaimH1664
• and were sojournersגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• there until this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 4:3

• 1 Samuel 31:7When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
• Nehemiah 11:33in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Beerothites fled to Gittaim - Probably the same as Gath; as Ramathaim is the same as Ramah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Beeroth was located in Benjamin near Gibeon. The people of Beeroth likely fled to Gittaim because Saul persecuted non-Israelite residents in that region (see 2 Samuel 21:1–9). The location of Gittaim is unknown.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 4:3

• Gittaim

In the dictionaries

• Blood
• Gittaim
• Ishbosheth
• Government
• Rechab; Rechabites
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament
• Gittites

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary