2 Samuel 4:7

2 Samuel 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
• New International Version (NIV)They had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain.

Context of 2 Samuel 4:7

5Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at Ish-bosheth’s house during the heat of the day while the king was taking his midday nap. 6They entered the interior of the house as if to get wheat and stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped. They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom and stabbed and killed him. They removed his head, took it, and traveled by way of the Arabah all night. 8They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.” 9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the one who has redeemed my life from every distress,

2 Samuel 4:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הַבַּ֗יִת וְהֽוּא־שֹׁכֵ֤ב עַל־מִטָּתוֹ֙ בַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָ֖ה כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For when they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• he layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• in his bedchamberמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• in his bedchamberחֶ֫דֶרcheder · chamberH2315
• and they smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him, and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him, and beheadedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• him, and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and gat them awayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• throughדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• the plainעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• all nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 4:7

• 1 Samuel 17:54David took Goliath’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
• 1 Samuel 31:9They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news in the temples of their idols and among the people.
• 2 Kings 10:6Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying: If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, bring me the heads of your master’s sons at this time tomorrow at Jezreel. All seventy of the king’s sons were being cared for by the city’s prominent men.
• Matthew 14:11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
• Mark 6:28brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4:7

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. when they came into the house, he lay on his bed--Rechab and Baanah came in the heat of the day, when they knew that Ish-bosheth, their master, would be resting on his divan; and as it was necessary, for the reason just given, to have the corn the day before it was needed, their coming at that time, though it might be a little earlier than usual, created no suspicion, and attracted no notice [Harmer]. gat them away through the plain--that is, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 4:7

• Assassination
• Homicide
• Ish-Bosheth
• Rechab
• Regicide

In the dictionaries

• Arabah
• Blood
• Ishbosheth
• Mahanaim
• Champaign
• Crime; Crimes
• Government
• Rechab; Rechabites
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

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