Rechab רֵכָב

Army commander. Rechab and his brother Baanah were captains in Ishbosheth's army during the time of David.

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Also called Rekab.

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Where Rechab appears

2 Samuel (4)

Key verses

• 2 Samuel 4:2 first mention — And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
• 2 Samuel 4:5 — And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
• 2 Samuel 4:6 — And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
• 2 Samuel 4:9 — And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.