Benjamin in the Bible
Meaning: son of the right hand
Exact Match
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
ASV,
NET,
NHEB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
EMB,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people:
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
ASV,
NET,
MKJV,
NHEB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
EMB,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts Rehoboam also showed discernment by dispersing some of his sons to all the regions of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities. He gave them plenty of provisions and sought many wives for them.
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
ASV,
NET,
MKJV,
NHEB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
EMB,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah bearing large shields and spears,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
ASV,
NET,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
ASV,
NET,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
KJ2000,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts "Listen to me, Asa, Judah, and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will allow you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. Israel lived for years without the true God, priests to teach them, and the Law,
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim.
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
NET,
ASV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, as well as those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for they had defected to him from Israel in great numbers when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
NET,
ASV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
KJV,
NET,
ASV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
KJ2000,
ISV,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to their fathers' houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
KJ2000,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
ASV,
NET,
KJV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
ISV,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
BBE,
NASB, more
Verse Concepts Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, and cut down the idol poles, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
KJ2000,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
ASV,
NET,
KJV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
NASB,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
ISV,
BBE, more
Verse Concepts And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
KJ2000,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
ASV,
NET,
KJV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
NASB,
YLT,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
ISV,
BBE, more
Verse Concepts And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
KJ2000,
HCSB,
LEB,
DARBY,
WEB,
WBS,
ASV,
NET,
KJV,
MKJV,
NHEB,
EMB,
NASB,
YLT,
ACV,
JULIASMITH,
MSTC,
AMP,
ISV,
BBE, more
Verse Concepts Thematic Bible
Benjamin » Gate » Jerusalem gate
And when he came under Benjamin's port, there was a porter, called Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, which fell upon him, and took him, saying, "Thy mind is to run to the Chaldeans."
he smote Jeremiah, and put him in the stocks, that are by the high gate of Benjamin, in the house of the LORD.
So Jeremiah stuck fast in the mire. Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, being a chamberlain in the king's court, understood that they had cast Jeremiah in to the dungeon:
Men shall go about the whole earth, as upon a field: from Geba to Rimmon, and from the south to Jerusalem. She shall be set up, and inhabited in her place: from Benjamin's port, unto the place of the first port, and unto the corner port: and from the tower of Hananel, unto the king's wine presses.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Skill in archery and as slingers of stones
weaponed with bows, and could handle stones, arrows and bow as well with the left hand as with the right, and were of Saul's brethren, even of the tribe of Benjamin.
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men and bowmen and had many sons and son's, sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are the sons of Benjamin.
And then they cried unto the LORD. And the LORD stirred them up a saver, Ehud the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, a man that could do nothing handsomely with his right hand. And when the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of the Moabites,
And among all these folk were seven hundred left handed men, which every one could sling stones at a hair breadth, and not miss.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Clans of
These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom cometh the kindred of the Belaites; and of Ashbel cometh the kindred of the Ashbelites; and of Ahiram, the kindred of the Ahiramites; and of Shephupham the kindred of the Shephuphamites; and of Hupham the kindred of the Huphamites. And the children of Bela were Ard and Naaman from whence come the kindreds of the Ardites and of the Naamites.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher and Jediael, three. The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, five heads of ancient houses and men of might and were in number twenty two thousand and thirty four. The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. read more.
All these are the children of Becher, and were reckoned in their kindreds with the heads of the ancient households of them that were men of power, twenty thousand and two hundred. The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud and Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. All these are the sons of Jediael and ancient heads and men of might seventeen thousand and two hundred that went out to battle. And Shuppim and Huppim were the children of Ir. And the Hushites were the children of Aher.
All these are the children of Becher, and were reckoned in their kindreds with the heads of the ancient households of them that were men of power, twenty thousand and two hundred. The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud and Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. All these are the sons of Jediael and ancient heads and men of might seventeen thousand and two hundred that went out to battle. And Shuppim and Huppim were the children of Ir. And the Hushites were the children of Aher.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to ish-bosheth, the son of saul
and made him king over Gilead and over the Asherites, and over Jezreel; and over Ephraim and Benjamin and over all Israel.
Then there arose and went over: twelve of Benjamin by number, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul; and twelve of the servants of David.
But the servants of David had slain, of Benjamin and of Abner's men, three hundred and three score men.
And of the children of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, were three thousand. And a great part of them did yet follow the house of Saul.
Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Descendants of
The children of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom cometh the kindred of the Belaites; and of Ashbel cometh the kindred of the Ashbelites; and of Ahiram, the kindred of the Ahiramites; and of Shephupham the kindred of the Shephuphamites; and of Hupham the kindred of the Huphamites. And the children of Bela were Ard and Naaman from whence come the kindreds of the Ardites and of the Naamites. read more.
These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds, and in number forty five thousand and six hundred.
These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds, and in number forty five thousand and six hundred.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Saul, the first king of israel, from
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a Benjaminite, a man of might:
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD answered him, "See, this is the man whom I spake to thee of. This same shall reign over my people."
And when Samuel had brought all the tribes of Israel the tribe of Benjamin was caught. When he had brought the tribe of Benjamin by their kindreds, the kindred of Matri was caught: and Saul the son of Kish was caught. And they sought him; but he could not be found.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to rehoboam
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and four score thousands of chosen men and good warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, and to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin to the number of nine score thousand choice men of war to fight with Israel, for to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Subsequently joins david
And like words had he with Benjamin, and then went to tell in the ears of David in Hebron all that Israel was content with and the whole house of Benjamin.
And Shimei the son of Gera the son of Benjamin which was of Bahurim, hasted and came with the men of Judah against king David, and a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him. And they whipt over Jordan before the king.
Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel
Then as her soul was departing, that she must die: she called his name Benoni. But his father called him Benjamin.
The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
The children of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Taken into egypt
Benjamin » Tribe of » Paul, of the tribe of
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For even I verily am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, and of the tribe of Benjamin;
circumcised the eighth day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew born of the Hebrews; as concerning the law, a Pharisee,
Benjamin » Tribe of » A company of, joins david at ziklag
And these following came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close for fear of Saul the son of Kish: and they were of the men that succored the battle, weaponed with bows, and could handle stones, arrows and bow as well with the left hand as with the right, and were of Saul's brethren, even of the tribe of Benjamin.
And they put to flight them of the valley both of the east side and also of the west. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold of David.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Allotment in the land of canaan
And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their kindreds. And the coasts of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. And their north coasts were from Jordan and went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward, and they ended at the wilderness of Bethaven; and went from thence to the south side of Luz, otherwise called Bethel: and descended to Atarothaddar upon the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron. read more.
And the west coast draweth and compasseth southward, even from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron, and goeth out at Kiriathbaal which is Kiriathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: and this is the west quarter. And the south coast goeth from the edge of Kiriathjearim westward, and goeth out to the water well of Nephtoah; and cometh down to the edge of the hill that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom which is in the valley of Rephaim northward, and descendeth through the valley of Hinnom unto the side of Jebusi southward and goeth down to the well of Rogel. And compasseth from the north and goeth forth to Enshemesh and to the coasts that lie before the going up unto Adummim; and goeth down to the stone of Bohan the son of Ruben; and then goeth along toward the side of the plain, northward; and goeth down into the plain; and goeth along to the side of Bethhoglah northward, and endeth and the point of the salt sea north therefrom, and at the end of Jordan south therefrom. This is the south coast, and Jordan is their east coast. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin with their coasts round about and by their kindreds. And these are the cities of the tribes of the children of Benjamin in their kindreds: Jericho, Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz; Betharabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel; Avvim, Parah, and Ophrah; Chepharammoni, Ophni, and Geba: Twelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth; Mizpeh, Chephirah and Mozah; Rekem, Irpeel and Taralah, Zela, Haeleph, and the city of the Jebusites, which is Jerusalem; Gibeah, and Kiriathjearim: Fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin in their kindreds.
And the west coast draweth and compasseth southward, even from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron, and goeth out at Kiriathbaal which is Kiriathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: and this is the west quarter. And the south coast goeth from the edge of Kiriathjearim westward, and goeth out to the water well of Nephtoah; and cometh down to the edge of the hill that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom which is in the valley of Rephaim northward, and descendeth through the valley of Hinnom unto the side of Jebusi southward and goeth down to the well of Rogel. And compasseth from the north and goeth forth to Enshemesh and to the coasts that lie before the going up unto Adummim; and goeth down to the stone of Bohan the son of Ruben; and then goeth along toward the side of the plain, northward; and goeth down into the plain; and goeth along to the side of Bethhoglah northward, and endeth and the point of the salt sea north therefrom, and at the end of Jordan south therefrom. This is the south coast, and Jordan is their east coast. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin with their coasts round about and by their kindreds. And these are the cities of the tribes of the children of Benjamin in their kindreds: Jericho, Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz; Betharabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel; Avvim, Parah, and Ophrah; Chepharammoni, Ophni, and Geba: Twelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth; Mizpeh, Chephirah and Mozah; Rekem, Irpeel and Taralah, Zela, Haeleph, and the city of the Jebusites, which is Jerusalem; Gibeah, and Kiriathjearim: Fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin in their kindreds.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Position of, in camp and march
"On the west side, the standard and the host of Ephraim shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud:
And the tribe of Benjamin also; and the captain over the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni:
Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not avenge the crime of the gibeonites against the levite's concubine, the war that followed
Benjamin » Tribe of » Reallotment
Now of the other tribes. From the east part unto the west, shall Benjamin have his portion.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of jehoshaphat
And of the children of Benjamin, Eliada was a man of might, and had with him, armed with bows and shields, two hundred thousand.
Benjamin » A son of harim
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Prophecy concerning
"Benjamin is a ravishing wolf. In the morning he shall devour his prey, and at night he shall divide his spoil."
Benjamin » Tribe of » Not enrolled by joab when he took a census of the military forces of israel
But the Levites and Benjamin he counted not among them. For the king's deed seemed abominable to Joab.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Its rank during the time of samuel
But Saul answered, and said, "Am not I the son of a Benjaminite of the smallest tribe of Israel, and my kindred the least of all the kindreds of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore then speakest thou so to me?"
Benjamin » Tribe of » Moses' benediction upon
The LORD alone was his guide - and there was no strange god with him.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of asa
And Asa had an army that bare shield and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin that bare shield and drew bows two hundred and eighty thousand, and were all strong men.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » On the plain of moab
These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds, and in number forty five thousand and six hundred.
Benjamin » Jew » Purified » Jerusalem walls
Judah, Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah:
Benjamin » Grandson of benjamin
The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud and Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
Benjamin » A son of harim » Probably identical with the man mentioned in
After him builded Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them builded Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah next to his house.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Return to palestine from the exile in babylon
Then gat up the principal fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, and all they whose spirit God had raised to go up, and to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Territory of, invaded by the ammonites
Moreover, the children of Ammon went over Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim: so that Israel was sore cumbered.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Join deborah in the war against sisera
Ephraim was the first against Amalek, and after them Benjamin, among the people. Of Machir came learned men in the law, and of Zebulun that well could draw with the pen of a scribe.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not exterminate the jebusites
And the children of Benjamin did not cast out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Jerusalem within the territory of
Come out of Jerusalem, ye strong children of Benjamin! Blow up the trumpets ye Tekoites, set up a token unto Bethhaccherem; for a plague and a great misery peepeth out from the North.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » At sinai
were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Saints of, seen in john's vision
Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Benjamin
"Benjamin is a ravishing wolf. In the morning he shall devour his prey, and at night he shall divide his spoil."
Rachel » Later productiveness of; becomes the mother of » Benjamin
The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
And they departed from Bethel, and when he was but a field breadth from Ephrata, Rachel began to travail. And in travailing she was in peril. And as she was in pains of her labour, the midwife said unto her, "Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also." Then as her soul was departing, that she must die: she called his name Benoni. But his father called him Benjamin.