2 Samuel 4:5

2 Samuel 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish–bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)One day Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth’s house around noon as he was taking his midday rest.

Context of 2 Samuel 4:5

3because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have resided there as foreigners to this day. 4(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.) Now Rekab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth, and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest. 6They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away. 7They 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.

2 Samuel 4:5 word by word

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ בְּנֵֽי־רִמּ֤וֹן הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ רֵכָ֣ב וּבַעֲנָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ כְּחֹ֣ם הַיּ֔וֹם אֶל־בֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ בֹּ֑שֶׁת וְה֣וּא שֹׁכֵ֔ב אֵ֖ת מִשְׁכַּ֥ב הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn rimmônô · RimmonH7417
• the Beerothiteבְּאֵרֹתִיbe'êrôthîy · BeerothiteH886
• Rechabרֵכָבrêkâb · RechabH7394
• and Baanahבַּעֲנָהba‛ănâh · BaanahH1196
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• about the heatחֹםchôm · heatH2527
• of the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of Ish–boshethאִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת'îysh-bôsheth · Ish-boshethH378
• who layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: sleepH7901
• on a bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• at noonצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 4:5

• 2 Chronicles 24:25When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
• 2 Chronicles 25:27From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
• 2 Chronicles 33:24Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,
• 1 Kings 16:9Zimri, one of his officials, who had command of half his chariots, plotted against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the time, getting drunk in the home of Arza, the palace administrator at Tirzah.
• Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Lay on a bed at noon - It is a custom in all hot countries to travel or work very early and very late, and rest at noonday, in which the heat chiefly prevails.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Lay on a bed at noon - Render, “was taking his midday rest,” according to the custom of hot countries.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Rechab and Baanah went and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, &c.--It is still a custom in the East to allow their soldiers a certain quantity of corn, together with some pay; and these two captains very naturally went to the palace the day before to fetch wheat, in order to distribute it to the soldiers, that it might be sent to the mill at the accustomed hour in the morning.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 4:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Rimmon
• Ish-Bosheth
• Blood
• Ishbosheth
• Mahanaim
• Beerothite; Berothite
• Crime; Crimes
• Government
• Heat
• Rimmon (2)

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