New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 4:7
7Now when they came into the house, as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and killed him and beheaded him. And they took his head and 12traveled by way of the Arabah all night.
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
5So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, departed and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day while he was taking his midday rest. 6They came to the middle of the house as if to get wheat, and they struck him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. Now when they came into the house, as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and killed him and beheaded him. And they took his head and traveled by way of the Arabah all night. 8Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; thus the Lord has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and his descendants.” 9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Read all of 2 Samuel 42 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
- Now when they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- as he was lyingשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- on his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
- in his bedroomחֶ֫דֶרcheder · chamberH2315
- in his bedroomמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
- they struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- him and killedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- him and beheadedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- him and beheadedרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- him. And they tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- traveledהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- by wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
- of the Arabahעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 4:7
- 1 Samuel 17:54Then David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.
- 1 Samuel 31:9They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.
- 2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them.
- Matthew 14:11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
- Mark 6:28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
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- 1. 2 Samuel 4:7 Lit went ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 4:7 2 Sam 2:29 ↩
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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