And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art falling away to the Chaldeans. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 20:2

Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 38:7

Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,) Verse Concepts

Zechariah 14:10

All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel unto the king's wine-presses. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Skill in archery and as slingers of stones

1 Chronicles 12:2

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 8:40

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons'sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Judges 3:15

But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab. Verse Concepts

Judges 20:16

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Clans of

Numbers 26:38-40

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard , the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. read more.
And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred. And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers houses , mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war. Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to ish-bosheth, the son of saul

2 Samuel 2:9

and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 2:15

Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 2:31

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men,'so that three hundred and threescore men died. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 12:29

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Descendants of

Genesis 46:21

And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. Verse Concepts

Numbers 26:38-41

Benjamin » Tribe of » Saul, the first king of israel, from

1 Samuel 9:1

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

1 Samuel 9:17

And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people. Verse Concepts

1 Samuel 10:20-21

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to rehoboam

1 Kings 12:21

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 11:1

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Subsequently joins david

2 Samuel 3:19

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.

2 Samuel 19:16-17

And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Genesis 35:24

the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

Genesis 46:19

The sons 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

Romans 11:1

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Philippians 3:5

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » A company of, joins david at ziklag

1 Chronicles 12:1-2

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 12:16

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Allotment in the land of canaan

Joshua 18:11-28

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether. read more.
And the border extended thence , and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel; and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah; and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border. And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz, and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah, and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages: Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Position of, in camp and march

Numbers 2:18

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. Verse Concepts

Numbers 2:22

And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not avenge the crime of the gibeonites against the levite's concubine, the war that followed

Benjamin » Tribe of » Reallotment

Ezekiel 48:23

And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion . Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 17:17

And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; Verse Concepts

Benjamin » A son of harim

Ezra 10:32

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Prophecy concerning

Genesis 49:27

Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning she shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Not enrolled by joab when he took a census of the military forces of israel

1 Chronicles 21:6

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Its rank during the time of samuel

1 Samuel 9:21

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner? Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Moses' benediction upon

Deuteronomy 32:12

Jehovah alone did lead him, And there was no foreign god with him. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of asa

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » On the plain of moab

Numbers 26:41

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Jew » Purified » Jerusalem walls

Nehemiah 12:34

Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

Benjamin » Grandson of benjamin

1 Chronicles 7:10

And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

Benjamin » A son of harim » Probably identical with the man mentioned in

Nehemiah 3:23

After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Return to palestine from the exile in babylon

Ezra 1:5

Then rose up the heads of fathers houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Territory of, invaded by the ammonites

Judges 10:9

And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Join deborah in the war against sisera

Judges 5:14

Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not exterminate the jebusites

Judges 1:21

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Jerusalem within the territory of

Jeremiah 6:1

Flee for safety, ye children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth-haccherem; for evil looketh forth from the north, and a great destruction. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » At sinai

Numbers 1:37

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Saints of, seen in john's vision

Revelation 7:8

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjamin were'sealed twelve thousand. Verse Concepts

jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Benjamin