BITHRON bĭth’ rŏn (בִּתְרֹ֔ון, cleft, gully, or forenoon). The KJV and ASV treat “Bithron” as a place name (taken perhaps from the geographical feature) of a valley leading E from the Jordan through which Abner, commander of the army of Ishbosheth, and his men marched after crossing the Jordan toward Mahanaim following initial defeats by Joab, David’s commander (2 Sam 2:29). The RSV tr. it “forenoon,” being opposite of “night.” See W. R. Arnold, “The meaning of בִּתְרֹ֔ון,” AJSL, No. 28 (1911-12), 274-283.