2 Samuel 4:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

even though the Be'erotim fled to Gittayim and have lived as foreigners there to this day).

Berean Standard Bible:

because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the Beerothites{H886} fled{H1272} to Gittaim{H1664}, and were sojourners{H1481} there until this day{H3117}.)

Cross-References (KJV):

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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Commentary for 2 Samuel 4:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H886
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּאֵרֹתִי
    Transliteration: Bᵉʼêrôthîy
    Pronunciation: be-ay-ro-thee'
    Description: patrial from בְּאֵרוֹת; a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth; Beerothite.
  2. Strong's Number: H1272
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּרַח
    Transliteration: bârach
    Pronunciation: baw-rakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly; chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
  3. Strong's Number: H1664
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּתַּיִם
    Transliteration: Gittayim
    Pronunciation: ghit-tah'-yim
    Description: dual of גַּת; double winepress; Gittajim, a place in Palestine; Gittaim.
  4. Strong's Number: H1481
    There are 94 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גּוּר
    Transliteration: gûwr
    Pronunciation: goor
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.
  5. Strong's Number: H3117
    There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹם
    Transliteration: yôwm
    Pronunciation: yome
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.