2 SAMUEL 2:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.”
The troops of Benjamin rallied around Abner — Abner's forces consolidate on a hill, forming defensive position. The 'men of Benjamin' (אַנְשֵׁי בִנְיָמִן, 'anšê binyāmîn), Saul's own tribe, rally to their general. The formation 'on the hill' (עַל־הַגִּבְעָה, ʿal-haggiḇʿâh) gives them strategic advantage. Abner must now manage both the immediate threat (Joab's pursuit) and the larger conflict. The troops' loyalty to Abner, not to Ish-bosheth, shows Abner's true power; he commands the army through force of personality and military reputation.
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