2 Samuel 4:3 KJV

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

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Nehemiah 11:33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
  • 1 Samuel 31:7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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Topics

  • David Punishes Ish-bosheth’s murderers
  • Gittaim A place of which little is known

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
  • IshboshethRival King of Israel · 1055–1048 BC

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Places

Bible Dictionary

  • GittaimTwo wine-presses, (2 Sam 4:3; Neh 11:33), a town probably in Benjamin to which the Beerothites fled.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the Beerothites הַבְּאֵרֹתִים habbĕʾērōtîm בְּאֵרֹתִי Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • fled וַיִּבְרְחוּ wayyibrĕḥû בָּרַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • to Gittaim גִּתָּיְמָה gittoymâ גִּתַּיִם Proper name · with ending: toward
  • and were sojourners וַיִּהְיוּ wayyihyû Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and שָׁם šām Adverb גָּרִים gārîm גּוּר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural
  • there until this day עַד ʿad Preposition הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the

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