Tribe of Benjamin
59 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
60 sections
- A Thousand of, with Shimei Came to Meet David on his Return
- Adhered for a Time to the House of Saul Against David
- Almost Annihilated for Protecting the Men of Gibeah
- Assisted Against Sisera
- At Sinai
- Captains Appointed Over
- Celebrated As Bowmen and Slingers
- Celebrated Persons of Abner
- Celebrated Persons of Ehud
- Celebrated Persons of Elhanan
- Celebrated Persons of Kish
- Celebrated Persons of Paul
- Celebrated Persons of Saul
- Census of a company of, joins David at Ziklag
- Census of Allotment in the land of Canaan
- Census of Clans of
- Census of did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite's concubine
- Census of did not exterminate the Jebusites
- Census of During the reign of Asa
- Census of During the reign of Jehoshaphat
- Census of Its rank during the time of Samuel
- Census of Jerusalem within the territory of
- Census of Join Deborah in the war against Sisera
- Census of Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul
- Census of Loyal to Rehoboam
- Census of Moses' benediction upon
- Census of not enrolled by Joab
- Census of Paul, of the tribe of
- Census of Position of, in camp and march
- Census of Reallotment
- Census of Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon
- Census of Saints of, seen in John's vision
- Census of Saul, the first king of Israel, from
- Census of Skill in archery and as slingers of stones
- Census of Subsequently joins David
- Census of Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites
- Cities and Bounds of Inheritance
- Descended from Jacob's Twelfth Son
- Encamped on West Side of the Tabernacle Under the Standard of
- Families of
- Formed the Rear of the Third Division of Israel in Their
- Furnished an Army to Jehoshaphat
- Furnished the First King to Israel
- Numbers of, Returned from the Captivity and Dwelt At
- Offering of, at Dedication
- On Gerizim Said Amen to the Blessings
- On the Plain of Moab
- Oppressed by the Ammonites
- Persons Selected From: To Divide the Land
- Persons Selected From: To Number the People
- Persons Selected From: To Spy out the Land
- Predictions Respecting
- Remained Faithful to Judah
- Remnant of, Provided with Wives to Preserve the Tribe
- Revolted from the House of Saul
- some of, Assisted David
- some of, at David's Coronation
- Strength of, Entering Canaan
- Strength of, on Leaving Egypt
- Very Numerous in David's Time
A Thousand of, with Shimei Came to Meet David on his Return
- 2 Samuel 19:16–17 Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David, …
Adhered for a Time to the House of Saul Against David
- 2 Samuel 2:9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin— over all Israel.
- 2 Samuel 2:15 So they got up and were counted off — twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
- 2 Samuel 2:25 The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
- 2 Samuel 2:31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
Almost Annihilated for Protecting the Men of Gibeah
- Judges 20:12–48 And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you? …
Assisted Against Sisera
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
At Sinai
- Numbers 1:37 those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
Captains Appointed Over
- 1 Kings 4:18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
- 1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Celebrated As Bowmen and Slingers
- 1 Chronicles 12:2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Celebrated Persons of Abner
- 1 Samuel 14:51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
- 1 Samuel 17:55 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
Celebrated Persons of Ehud
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Celebrated Persons of Elhanan
- 2 Samuel 21:19 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Celebrated Persons of Kish
- 1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
Celebrated Persons of Paul
- Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Celebrated Persons of Saul
- 1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
- 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
Census of a company of, joins David at Ziklag
- 1 Chronicles 12:1–2 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; …
- 1 Chronicles 12:16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
Census of Allotment in the land of Canaan
- Joshua 18:11–28 The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph: …
Census of Clans of
- Numbers 26:38–40 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, …
- 1 Chronicles 7:6–12 The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. …
- 1 Chronicles 8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
Census of did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite's concubine
- Judges 19:1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
- Judges 20:1 Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
Census of did not exterminate the Jebusites
- Judges 1:21 The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
Census of During the reign of Asa
- 2 Chronicles 14:8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
Census of During the reign of Jehoshaphat
- 2 Chronicles 17:17 From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;
Census of Its rank during the time of Samuel
- 1 Samuel 9:21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
Census of Jerusalem within the territory of
- Jeremiah 6:1 “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Census of Join Deborah in the war against Sisera
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
Census of Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul
- 2 Samuel 2:9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin— over all Israel.
- 2 Samuel 2:15 So they got up and were counted off — twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
- 2 Samuel 2:31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
- 1 Chronicles 12:29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
Census of Loyal to Rehoboam
- 1 Kings 12:21 And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
Census of Moses' benediction upon
- Deuteronomy 32:12 The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.
Census of not enrolled by Joab
- 1 Chronicles 21:6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
Census of Paul, of the tribe of
- Romans 11:1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Census of Position of, in camp and march
- Numbers 2:18 On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
- Numbers 2:22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Census of Reallotment
- Ezekiel 48:23 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
Census of Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon
- Ezra 1:5 So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites— everyone whose spirit God had stirred— prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
Census of Saints of, seen in John's vision
- Revelation 7:8 from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
Census of Saul, the first king of Israel, from
- 1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
- 1 Samuel 9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
- 1 Samuel 10:20–21 Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. …
Census of Skill in archery and as slingers of stones
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
- Judges 20:16 Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
- 1 Chronicles 8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons— 150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Census of Subsequently joins David
- 2 Samuel 3:19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
- 2 Samuel 19:16–17 Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David, …
Census of Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites
- Judges 10:9 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
Cities and Bounds of Inheritance
- Joshua 18:11–28 The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph: …
Descended from Jacob's Twelfth Son
- Genesis 35:18 And with her last breath— for she was dying— she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
Encamped on West Side of the Tabernacle Under the Standard of
- Numbers 2:18 On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
- Numbers 2:22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Families of
- Numbers 26:38–40 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, …
Formed the Rear of the Third Division of Israel in Their
- Numbers 10:22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 10:24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
Furnished an Army to Jehoshaphat
- 2 Chronicles 17:17 From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;
Furnished the First King to Israel
- 1 Samuel 9:1–2 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. …
- 1 Samuel 9:15–17 Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel, …
- 1 Samuel 10:20–21 Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. …
- 2 Samuel 2:8–10 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, …
Numbers of, Returned from the Captivity and Dwelt At
- Ezra 1:5 So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites— everyone whose spirit God had stirred— prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 11:4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
Offering of, at Dedication
- Numbers 7:60–65 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near. …
On Gerizim Said Amen to the Blessings
- Deuteronomy 27:12 “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
On the Plain of Moab
- Numbers 26:41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered . . . 45,600.
Oppressed by the Ammonites
- Judges 10:9 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
Persons Selected From: To Divide the Land
- Numbers 34:21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;
Persons Selected From: To Number the People
- Numbers 1:11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
Persons Selected From: To Spy out the Land
- Numbers 13:9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
Predictions Respecting
- Genesis 49:27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
Remained Faithful to Judah
- 1 Kings 12:21 And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
Remnant of, Provided with Wives to Preserve the Tribe
- Judges 21:1–23 Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” …
Revolted from the House of Saul
- 2 Samuel 3:19 Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
some of, Assisted David
- 1 Chronicles 12:1–7 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; …
- 1 Chronicles 12:16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
some of, at David's Coronation
- 1 Chronicles 12:29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
Strength of, Entering Canaan
- Numbers 26:41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered . . . 45,600.
Strength of, on Leaving Egypt
- Numbers 1:36–37 From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, …
Very Numerous in David's Time
- 1 Chronicles 7:6–12 The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. …
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.