Bible Location
Meaning: choice; warlike; valiant · 6 cross references · Modern-day map available
Bahurim was a village on the road east from Jerusalem toward the Jordan Valley, probably on the Benjaminite side of the Mount of Olives. It is important because it appears repeatedly in the turbulent stories of David's household and flight from Absalom. First appears in 2 Sam 3:16.1
Place meaning
choice; warlike; valiant
Coordinates
31.82, 35.39
First appears
2 Sam 3:16
AI summary: Bahurim is a small place with a memorable role in the David narratives. It is associated with grief when Paltiel follows Michal weeping, with hostility when Shimei curses David during his flight, and with secrecy when Jonathan and Ahimaaz hide there while carrying intelligence. These scenes make Bahurim feel like part of the emotional geography of David's troubled later reign, especially the road out of Jerusalem under pressure. The cross references present Bahurim as a village of exile-route drama, insult, loyalty, and royal vulnerability.1
Place meaning
choice; warlike; valiant
Latitude
31.82
Longitude
35.39
Bible references
6
Young men, a place east of Jerusalem (2 Sam. 3:16; 19:16), on the road to the Jordan valley. Here Shimei resided, who poured forth vile abuse against David, and flung dust and stones at him and his party when they were making their way down the eastern slopes of Olivet toward Jordan (16:5); and here Jonathan and Ahimaaz hid themselves (17:18).
With the exception of Shimei, Azmaveth, one of David’s heroes, is the only other native of the place who is mentioned (2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:33). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.