Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
2 Samuel 4
men. Hebrew. "enosh. App-14.
Beerothite. Near Gibeon (Joshua 18:25), now El Bireh, 6 miles north of Jerusalem, one of the Hivite towns possessed by Benjamin.
children = sons.
for. Note Figure of speech Parenthesis. App-6.
lame of his feet. Compare state of sinner by nature. of Saul: i.e. of the death of Saul, &c.: 2 Samuel 4:4 is introduced here to explain the ease with which David's accession was accomplished, Mephibosheth being unable to succeed his father or avenge the death of Ish-bosheth.
And they came thither. Or, "Thither, into the interior of the house, came wheat-fetchers, and they smote", &c.
sepulchre. Compare 2 Samuel 3:32.
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