Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 4:5-8
5Now Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,set outוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and arrivedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935atאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ish-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,while the kingוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was taking his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672napשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901אֵ֖ת'etH853מִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.
6וְ֠הֵנָּהVe.he.nahH2007They enteredבָּ֜אוּ עַד־Ba.'u 'ad-H935H5704the interiorתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004as if to getלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947some wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406,and they stabbed himוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221inאֶל־'el-H413the stomachהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570.Then Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196slipped awayנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.
7They had enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004while Ish-boshethוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙ בַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹmi.ta.To ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH4296H2315H4904,and having stabbedוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221and killed himוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191,they beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853himרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and traveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160.
8They broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Here isהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,your enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315.Todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has grantedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414vengeanceנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428against Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586and his offspringוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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