2 Samuel 2:31

Contextual Overview

²⁵The Benjaminites rallied to Abner; they formed a unit and took their stand on top of a hill. ²⁵ The children of Binyamin gathered themselves together after Aviner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. ²⁵ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. ²⁵ The descendants of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill. ²⁵ And the people of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and became one group and took their stand on the top of a hill. ²⁵ The men of Benjamin came to Abner, and all stood together at the top of the hill. ²⁵ The Benjaminites formed their ranks behind Abner and were like a single army, standing at the top of a certain hill. ²⁵And 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. ²⁵ And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and they stood on the top of a hill. ²⁵ And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, and were on an heape and stoode on the top of an hill.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

three hundred: The slain of Israel, though greatly exceeding those of Judah, were not great. This might be owing to the directions given by David, to be as lenient as possible; but the death of Asahel seems to have stopped the pursuers, and greatly favoured the escape of the vanquished. 2 Samuel 3:1, 1 Kings 20:11

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 18:7 - twenty thousand men

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and Abner's men,.... Of those of the tribe of Benjamin that joined him, and of those that he brought with him from Mahanaim; so many of them were smitten, as appeared by their bodies lying on the field of battle,

[so that] three hundred and threescore men died; the number of the slain on each side was very unequal.