2 Samuel 4 · Verse 2

2 Samuel 4:2

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 also was reckoned to Benjamin:
2 Samuel 4:2, King James Version

2 Samuel 4:2 in other translations

BSBSaul’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,
WEBSaul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is considered a part of Benjamin;
ASVAnd Ish-bosheth, 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 the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin:
YLTAnd two men, heads of troops, have been to the son of Saul, the name of the one is Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin, for also Beeroth is reckoned to Benjamin,
DARBYAnd Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
BBEAnd Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:
WebsterAnd 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 also was reckoned to Benjamin:

What does 2 Samuel 4:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Captains of bands - Principes latronum, captains of banditti, says the Vulgate; the Syriac is the same. Whether Ish-bosheth kept bands of marauders, whose business it was to make sudden incursions into the country places, and carry off grain, provisions, cattle, etc., we know not; but such persons would be well qualified for the bloody work in which these two men were afterwards employed.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 4:1-7

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 to poverty and ruin. The idle soul is an easy prey to the destroyer. We know not when and where death will meet us. When we lie down to sleep, we are not sure that we may not sleep the sleep of death before we awake; nor do…

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2 Samuel 4:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.Neiand twoH8147
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
שָׂרֵֽי\־sa.rei-commanders ofH8269
גְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.Dimmarauding bandsH1416
הָי֪וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
שֵׁם֩shem[the] name ofH8034
הָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.Chadthe oneH259
בַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.Nah[was] BaanahH1196
וְשֵׁ֧םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
הַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.Nithe secondH8145
רֵכָ֗בre.Khav[was] RechabH7394
בְּנֵ֛יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
רִמּ֥וֹןri.MonRimmonH7417
הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.Tithe BeerothiteH886
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neifrom [the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
בְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotBeerothH881
תֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.Shevit is reckonedH2803
עַל\־'al-toH5921
בִּנְיָמִֽן\׃bin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 4:2

  • Joshua 18:25

    Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

  • Joshua 9:17

    And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.

  • 2 Samuel 3:22

    And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

  • 2 Kings 5:2

    And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

  • 2 Kings 6:23

    And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
captains.
3:22; 2Ki 5:2; 6:23
other. Heb. second. Beeroth.
Jos 9:17; 18:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 4:1

    And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

  • 2 Samuel 4:2

    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 also was reckoned to Benjamin:

  • 2 Samuel 4:3

    And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

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2 Samuel 4:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tenía el hijo de Saúl dos varones, los cuales eran capitanes de compañía, el nombre de uno era Baana, y el del otro Rechâb, hijos de Rimmón Beerothita, de los hijos de Benjamín: (porque Beeroth era contada con Benjamín;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il y avait deux hommes, chefs de bandes du fils de Saül; le nom de l’un était Baana, et le nom du second, Récab: ils étaient fils de Rimmon, le Beérothien, d’entre les fils de Benjamin; car aussi Beéroth est comptée comme étant de Benjamin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und zwei Männer waren Oberste der Scharen des Sohnes Sauls, der Name des einen war Baana, und der Name des anderen Rekab, Söhne Rimmons, des Beerothiters, von den Kindern Benjamin. Denn auch Beeroth wird zu Benjamin gerechnet;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Duo autem viri principes latronum erant filio Saul, nomen uni Baana, et nomen alteri Rechab, filii Remmon Berothitæ de filiis Benjamin: siquidem et Beroth reputata est in Benjamin.