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Baanah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Son of affliction.

2

One of the two sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, a captain in Saul’s army. He and his brother Rechab assassinated Ishbosheth (2 Sam 4:2), and were on this account slain by David, and their mutilated bodies suspended over the pool at Hebron (5, 6, 12).

3

The father of Heled, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam 23:29; 1 Chr 11:30).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ba'-a-na ba`anah, ("son of oppression"):

(1) Captain in the army of Ish-bosheth (2 Sam 4:2).

(2) Father of Iteleb, one of David's mighty men (2 Sam 23:29; 1 Chr 11:30).

(3) Returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem; a leader and one who sealed the covenant (Ezra 2:2; Neh 7:7; Neh 10:27). See BAANA (4).

See also

Person Baanah (2 Sam 4,2) Person Baanah (2 Sam 23,29)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).