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<p> &nbsp;Chimham (&nbsp;kĭ&nbsp;m'hăm), &nbsp;longing. A follower, and probably a son, of Barzillai the Gileadite, who returned from beyond [[Jordan]] with David. &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:37-38; &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:40 (b.c. 1023). David appears to have bestowed on him a possession at Bethlehem, on which, in later times, an inn or khan was standing. &nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Chim'ham. &nbsp;(longing). A follower and, probably, a son, of Barzillai, the Gileadite, who returned from beyond Jordan with David. &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:37-38; &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:40. (B C 1023). David appears to have bestowed on him a possession at Bethlehem, on which, in later times, an inn or &nbsp;khan was standing. &nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17. </p>

<p> A man of Gilead, probably the son of Barzillai (cf. &nbsp;1 Kings 2:7 ), who commended him to David on his return to Jerusalem, after the death of Absalom. &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:37,38,40 (in ver. 40 the [[Hebrew]] reads CHIMHAN&nbsp; , as in the margin); &nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17 . </p>

<p> (Hebrews Kimham&nbsp;´, &nbsp;כַּמְהָם &nbsp;, pining; Sept. &nbsp;Χιμαάμ v. r. &nbsp;Χαμαάμ )&nbsp;, a follower, and probably a son (Joseph. &nbsp;Ἀχίμανος, Ant. 7:11, 4; and comp. &nbsp;1 Kings 2:7) of Barzillai the Gileadite, who returned in his stead from beyond Jordan with David on his restoration after Absalom's rebellion (&nbsp;2 Samuel 19:37-38; &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:40, which last verse gives the name as &nbsp;כַּמְהָן, &nbsp;Kimhan&nbsp;´). B.C. 1023. David appears to have bestowed on him, as a reward for his loyalty, a possession at Bethlehem, on which, in later times, an inn or khan (&nbsp;גֵּרוּה ), called after him (Sept. &nbsp;Γηβηρωθχαμάαμ; Vulg. &nbsp;peregrinantes in Chamaam; A. V. "habitation of Chimham;" the text has the name &nbsp;כַּמְוֹהָם, i.e. &nbsp;כְּמוּהם, &nbsp;Kemuham&nbsp;´; Sept. v. r. &nbsp;Γαβαηρωχάμα, &nbsp;γῇ &nbsp;Βαρὼθ &nbsp;Χαμάαμ, etc.), was standing, well known as the starting-point for travelers from Jerusalem to [[Egypt]] (&nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17). [[Blunt]] notices in this mention of the dwelling of [[Chimham]] at Bethlehem an indication of the actual munificence of David to the family of Barzillai, for which we are prepared by the narrative in Samuel and Kings &nbsp;(Undesigned Coincidences, 6th ed. p. 150). (See [[Inn]]). </p>

<p> '''''kim´ham''''' (&nbsp; כּמהם , <i> '''''kimhām''''' </i> (&nbsp;2 Samuel 19:37 , &nbsp;2 Samuel 19:38 ) or &nbsp;כּמהן , <i> '''''kimhān''''' </i> (&nbsp;2 Samuel 19:40 ) or &nbsp;כּמוהם , <i> '''''kemōhem''''' </i> (&nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17 Kt.); this reading, however, may probably be safely ignored): One of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, who supported David while the latter was in exile in [[Mahanaim]] (&nbsp; 2 Samuel 19:37 ). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai was invited to spend the remainder of his life with the king; but he refused, and sent his son Chimham in his stead. From the mention of "the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem" (&nbsp;Jeremiah 41:17 the King James Version), it has been inferred that Chimham received a grant of land from David's patrimony at Bethlehem, which retained his name for at least four centuries. It has been suggested that his name was probably [[Ahinoam]] (&nbsp; אחינעם , <i> ''''''ăḥı̄nō‛am''''' </i> ). </p>