A location east of the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem, in the territory of Benjamin.
About Bahurim
A village in the tribal land of Benjamin. It was on the old road connecting Jericho and Jerusalem, east of the Mount of Olives. Bahurim is the modern-day Ras et-Temim. Palti lost his wife, Michal, there at Abner’s command when Michal was being returned to King David (2 Samuel 3:16). At Bahurim, Shimei cursed David and threw stones at him and his servants (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16; 1 Kings 2:8). Jonathan and Ahimaaz, spying for David, were hidden from Absalom’s soldiers in a well there (2 Samuel 17:18). One of David’s mighty men, Azmaveth, came from Bahurim (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:33).
Key References
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
All Scripture References (7)
2 Samuel (5)
Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
1 Kings (1)
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
1 Chronicles (1)
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,