Rimmon
the Beerothite (2SA 4:2)
Personmale3 verses
Names
- Rimmon — רִמּוֹן rimon “pomegranate or Rimmon” (H7417) · Ρεμμων Remmōn — 2 Samuel 4:2
Family
- father of Baanah (commander of Ish-bosheth's military) (inferred)
- father of Rechab (commander of Ish-bosheth's military) (inferred)
Associations
- killer of Ish-bosheth
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Beeroth — 2 shared verses
Appearances
Topical references
- 1. Father of the murderers of Ish-bosheth — 2 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 4:5; 2 Samuel 4:9
- 2. A city south of Jerusalem — Zechariah 14:10
- Allotted to the tribe of Judah — Joshua 15:32; Nehemiah 11:29
- Later alloted to the tribe of Simeon — Joshua 19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32
- Called REMMON — Joshua 19:7
- Also called EN-RIMMON — Nehemiah 11:29
- 3. A city of the tribe of Zebulun — 1 Chronicles 6:77
- Called REMMON-METHOAR — Joshua 19:13
- 4. A rock in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin — Judges 20:45; Judges 20:47; Judges 21:13
- 5. A Syrian idol — 2 Kings 5:18
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.