2 Samuel 4:3

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

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Interpretation

See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit us, which should sharpen our endeavours, we betray both our heavenly crowns and our earthly lives.

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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 4:1-5.

2 Samuel 4:1 2 Samuel 4:2 2 Samuel 4:3 2 Samuel 4:4 2 Samuel 4:5

Glossary

Beeroth Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Burj.
Gittaim Place: Two wine-presses, ( 2 Sam. 4:3 ; Neh. 11:33 ), a town probably in Benjamin to which the Beerothites fled. Modern identification: Ras Abu Hamid.