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2 Samuel 4:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 4:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
6 They came inside the house as though to take wheat, and they struck him in the stomach; then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped.[a] 7 Now they had come into the house while he was lying on his couch in his bedchamber; they attacked him, killed him, and beheaded him. Then they took his head and traveled by way of the Arabah all night long. 8 They brought the head of Ishbaal[b] to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbaal,[c] son of Saul, your enemy, 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 Meaning of Heb of verse 6 uncertain
- 2 Samuel 4:8 Heb Ish-bosheth
- 2 Samuel 4:8 Heb Ish-bosheth
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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