2-Substituted benzimidazole compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl with the proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 do not stand for hydrogen simultaneously and, when R.sub.1 is hydrogen, R.sub.2 cannot mean a methyl group at 6th position on the pyridin-2-yl group or methyl an isobutyl group on the phenyl group; are useful as anti-inflammatory agents and/or analgesics.