Were Rimmon and his sons descendants of Benjamin or from the people of Beeroth?
2 Samuel 4:2 (ESV)
2Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin;
Rimmon and his two sons, Baanah and Rechab, were descended from Benjamin,1 and they grew up in the town of Beeroth. Their identification as Benjamites affirms that David is innocent of Ish-bosheth’s death.2
2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin;