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2 Samuel 4:6-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
2 Samuel 4:6-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
6 And they came into the midst of the house as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him (A)in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.[a] 7 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 (B)the Arabah all night, 8 and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, (C)who sought your life. The Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.”
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- 2 Samuel 4:6 Septuagint And behold, the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat, but she grew drowsy and slept. So Rechab and Baanah his brother slipped in
2 Samuel 4:6-8
New International Version
2 Samuel 4:6-8
New International Version
6 They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed(A) 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.(B) 8 They brought the head(C) of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul,(D) your enemy, who tried to kill you. This day the Lord has avenged(E) my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
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