2 Samuel 4:3

3 because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have resided there as foreigners to this day.

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2 Samuel 4:3 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

3 the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day).

NLT

3 because the original people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim, where they still live as foreigners.

MSG

3 ever since they escaped to Gittaim. They still live there as resident aliens.)

CSB

3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and still live there as aliens to this very day.

2 Samuel 4:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 4:3

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 so the inhabitants of Beeroth forsook their city, which was near the Philistines, and went to Gittaim, a city in the same tribe, though a little further off, see ( Nehemiah 11:33 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 4:3 In-Context

1 When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed.

2 Now 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,

3 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.)

5 Now 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.

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