Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For when they came into the house, he was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night. took his head 1 Samuel 17:54 And David taking the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent. 1 Samuel 31:9 And they cut off Saul's head, and stripped him of his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the temples of their idols and among their people. 2 Kings 10:6,7 And he wrote letters the second time to them, saying: If you be mine, and will obey me, take the heads of the sons of your master, and come to me to Jezrahel by tomorrow at this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy men, were brought up with the chief men of the city. . . . Matthew 14:11 And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother. Mark 6:28,29 And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave to the damsel, and the damsel gave it her mother. . . . Context The Murder of Ish-bosheth…6And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away. 7For when they came into the house, he was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night.8And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.… Cross References Exodus 8:3 And the river shall bring forth an abundance of frogs; which shall come up and enter into thy house, and thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the houses of thy servants, and to thy people, and into thy ovens, and into the remains of thy meats: 2 Samuel 2:29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp. Lexicon They had enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go the house הַבַּ֗יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house while Ish-bosheth וְהֽוּא־ (wə·hū-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was lying שֹׁכֵ֤ב (šō·ḵêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against his bed, מִטָּתוֹ֙ (miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier and having stabbed וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ (way·yak·ku·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike and killed him, וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ (way·mi·ṯu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill they beheaded וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ (way·yā·sî·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside him, רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head took וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take his head, רֹאשׁ֔וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head and traveled וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every night הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity by way דֶּ֥רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of the Arabah. הָעֲרָבָ֖ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee Additional Translations They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.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 got them away through the plain all night. Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night. And Jebosthe was sleeping on his bed in his chamber: and they smite him, and slay him, and take off his head: and they took his head, and went all the night by the western road. They came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him; and they took his head, and went by the way of the plain all night. Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night. For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went away through the plain all night. Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night. yea, they come in to the house, and he is lying on his bed, in the inner part of his bed-chamber, and they smite him, and put him to death, and turn aside his head, and they take his head, and go the way of the plain all the night, Jump to Previous Arabah Attack Bed Bedchamber Bed-Chamber Bedroom Beheaded Cut Cutting Death Gat Head House Inner Ish-Bosheth Killed Lay Night Part Plain Slew Smote Stabbed Stretched Struck WayJump to Next Arabah Attack Bed Bedchamber Bed-Chamber Bedroom Beheaded Cut Cutting Death Gat Head House Inner Ish-Bosheth Killed Lay Night Part Plain Slew Smote Stabbed Stretched Struck WayLinks 2 Samuel 4:7 NIV2 Samuel 4:7 NLT 2 Samuel 4:7 ESV 2 Samuel 4:7 NASB 2 Samuel 4:7 KJV 2 Samuel 4:7 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 4:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 4:7 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 4:7 French Bible 2 Samuel 4:7 German Bible Alphabetical: After all and Arabah as bed bedroom beheaded by came cut gone had he head him his house in into it killed lying night Now of off on stabbed struck Taking the them They took traveled was way when while with OT History: 2 Samuel 4:7 Now when they came into the house (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |