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:
Ver. 2. And Saul's son,] i.e., Jonathan; as the Rabbis and some others, who make these two to have been captains under him; and further say, that after Jonathan's death, they stood for Mephibosheth, their master's son, whom they would have made king, and have slain Ishbosheth. But Mephibosheth revealed all to Ishbosheth, whereupon these traitors fled, and afterwards hearing ef Abner's death, returned secretly and slew Ishbosheth. Thus R. Solomon, Rabanus, Cajetan, &c. But who told them all this? and what footing have they for it in Scripture? By Saul's son here, we may better understand Ishbosheth, as 2 Samuel 3:14; 2 Samuel 3:1 .
Captains of bands.] Or, Of rovers, robbers, Latronum (so the Vulgate), raiders, tories.