Bible Characters & Character Studies
Rechab
First appears at 2 Samuel 4:2
First named in Scripture at 2 Samuel 4:2 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
horseman, or chariot. (1.) One of Ishbosheth’s “captains of bands” or leaders of predatory troops (2 Samuel 4:2). (2.) The father of Jehonadab, who was the father of the Rechabites (2 Kings 10:15, 23; Jeremiah 35:6-19).
