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2 Samuel 4:5-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 4:5-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, departed and came to the house of (A)Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day while he was taking his midday rest. 6 [a]They came to the middle of the house as [b]if to get wheat, and (B)they struck him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 7 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 [c](C)traveled by way of the Arabah all night.
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- 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit And here
- 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit takers of wheat
- 2 Samuel 4:7 Lit went
2 Samuel 4:5-7
New International Version
2 Samuel 4:5-7
New International Version
5 Now Rekab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth,(A) and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest.(B) 6 They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed(C) him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
7 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.(D)
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