2 Samuel 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.”
2 Samuel 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They came there into the middle of the house as though they would have fetched wheat, and they struck him in the body; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.”
2 Samuel 4:6 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. ”
2 Samuel 4:6 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thither they have come, unto the midst of the house, taking wheat, and they smite him unto the fifth <FI>rib<Fi> , and Rechab and Baanah his brother have escaped;”
2 Samuel 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as though] they would fetch wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. ”
2 Samuel 4:6 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And beholde, Rechab and Baanah his brother came into the middes of the house as they would haue wheate, and they smote him vnder the fift ryb, and fled.”
2 Samuel 4:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 4:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 4
4 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5 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.
6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
7 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.
8 And they brought the head of Ish–bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
What Does 2 Samuel 4:6 Mean?
2 Samuel 4:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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