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Green's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:25

And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a certain 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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places 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 sons of Benjamin gathered themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a certain hill. 26 And Abner called to Joab, and said, Does the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? And until when will you say to the people to turn back from after their brothers? 27 And Joab said, As God lives, for if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone up, each one from following his brother. 28 And Joab blew the ram's horn. And all the people stood still, and did not pursue Israel any more; nor did they fight any more. 29 And Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night, and crossed the Jordan, and went all the forenoon, and came to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And he gathered all the people. And there were lacking nineteen men of David's servants, and Asahel. 31 And David's servants had struck three hundred and sixty men of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner these died. 32 And they lifted up Asahel and buried him in the burying place of his father, which is in Bethlehem. And they went all night, Joab and his men; and it was light to them coming into Hebron.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 2:10
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided and became four heads.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first was Pishon; it is the one surrounding all the land of Havilah where gold is ;
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig tree, and made girdles for themselves.
Exodus 32:25
And Moses saw the people, that it was unloosed, for Aaron had let it loose for a derision among their enemies.
Psalms 25:3
Yea, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; let those who vainly sin be ashamed.
Psalms 31:17
Let me not be ashamed, O Jehovah; for I have called upon You; let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in Sheol.
Isaiah 44:9
Those who form a carved image are all of them vanity. And their delights do not profit; and they are their own witnesses. They do not see, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 47:3
Your nakedness shall be uncovered; yea, your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance and I will not meet a man.
Isaiah 54:4
Do not fear, for you shall not be shamed, nor shall you be abashed, for you shall not be wounded. For you shall forget the shame of your youth, and you shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood any more.
Jeremiah 6:15
Were they ashamed when they made an abomination? They were not at all ashamed, nor did they know to blush. So they shall fall among those who fall. At the time I visit them, they shall be cast down, says Jehovah.

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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