2 Samuel 4:2 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Now there were two brothers, Baanah and Recab, who were captains of Ishbosheth’s raiding parties. They were sons of Rimmon, a member of the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Beeroth. The town of Beeroth is now part of Benjamin’s territory

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Beeroth - See the cross-reference. From Joshua 9:17, one might expect the population of Beeroth to have been Canaanite. However, for some un…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

A Beerothite. —Beeroth was one of the four cities of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:17), and was allotted with the others to…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Saul's son had two men [that were] captains of bands

Of troops in the army, or of guards about the person of I…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit us, which should sharpen our efforts, we betray both our heavenly crowns and our …