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2 Samuel 2:25

And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abner;   David;   Israel;   Joab;   War;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gibeon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Gibeon;   Joab;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asahel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Joab;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Asahel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Benjamin;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abner;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ish-Bosheth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Benjaminites rallied to Abner; they formed a unit and took their stand on top of a hill.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Binyamin gathered themselves together after Aviner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
King James Version
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill.
English Standard Version
And the people of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and became one group and took their stand on the top of a hill.
New Century Version
The men of Benjamin came to Abner, and all stood together at the top of the hill.
New English Translation
The Benjaminites formed their ranks behind Abner and were like a single army, standing at the top of a certain hill.
Amplified Bible
And the sons of [the tribe of] Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and took their stand on the top of a hill.
New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and they stood on the top of a hill.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, and were on an heape and stoode on the top of an hill.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a certain hill.
Contemporary English Version
Abner brought the men of Benjamin together in one group on top of a hill, and they got ready to fight.
Complete Jewish Bible
The people of Binyamin gathered themselves together into a phalanx behind Avner and stood on top of a hill.
Darby Translation
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner at the top of the hill.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Benjamites gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one company, and stood on the top of a hill.
Good News Translation
The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner again and took their stand on the top of a hill.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a certain hill.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the children of Ben Iamin gathered them selues together behynde Abner, and grewe to a multitude, and stode vpon the toppe of an hyll.
American Standard Version
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, & were on a heape, and stoode on the top of an hill.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Beniamin gathered themselues together after Abner, and became one troupe, and stood on the top of an hill.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Benjamin who followed Abenner gather themselves together, and they formed themselves into one body, and stood on the top of a hill.
English Revised Version
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of an hill.
Berean Standard Bible
The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Beniamyn weren gaderid to Abner, and thei weren gaderid togidere in to o cumpeny, and stoden in the hiynesse of oon heep of erthe.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Benjamin assembled themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
World English Bible
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
New King James Version
Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit, and took their stand on top of a hill.
New Living Translation
Abner's troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand.
New Life Bible
The sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one army. They stood on the top of a hill.
New Revised Standard
The Benjaminites rallied around Abner and formed a single band; they took their stand on the top of a hill.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when the sons of Benjamin had gathered themselves together after Abner, and become one band, - and had taken their stand on the top of a certain hill,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a hill.
Revised Standard Version
And the Benjaminites gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one band, and took their stand on the top of a hill.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a certain hill.

Contextual Overview

25 And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill. 26 Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen? 27 And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning. 28 So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them. 29 And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them. 31 But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men 32 And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men, travelling all night, came to Hebron at dawn.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 2:10
And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.
Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
Exodus 32:25
And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:
Psalms 25:3
Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
Psalms 31:17
Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.
Isaiah 44:9
Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 47:3
The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,
Isaiah 54:4
Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed years.
Jeremiah 6:15
Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner,.... Either those that were with him before, who upon the battle were dispersed, but now got together again; or others of that tribe, who, hearing of the defeat of Abner, went out of the several cities after him, to strengthen his hands, and renew the fight with Joab:

and became one troop; were united together in a body, and became a regular troop:

and stood on the top of an hill; which was some advantage to them, and from whence they could take a view of Joab's army, and observe its motions.


 
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