2 Samuel 4:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the house,הַבַּ֗יִת
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
as he was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤ב
(sho·chev)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
on his bedמִטָּתֹו֙
(mit·ta·tov)
4296: a couch, bedfrom natah
in his bedroom,בַּחֲדַ֣ר
(ba·cha·dar)
2315: a chamber, roomfrom chadar
they struckוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙
(vai·yak·ku·hu)
5221: to smitea prim. root
him and killedוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ
(vay·mi·tu·hu,)
4191: to diea prim. root
him and beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּ
(vai·ya·si·ru)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
him. And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
his headרֹאשֹׁ֔ו
(ro·shov,)
7218: heada prim. root
and traveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְ
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖ה
(ha·'a·ra·vah)
6160: a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galileefrom the same as Arab
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
night.הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
(hal·la·ye·lah.)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
For when they came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
he lay
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
on his bed
mittah  (mit-taw')
a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier -- bed(-chamber), bier.
in his bedchamber
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
and they smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him and slew
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
him and beheaded
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
him and took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and gat them away
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
through
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
the plain
`arabah  (ar-aw-baw')
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness.
all night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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 traveled by way of the Arabah all night.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom and stabbed and killed him. Then they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.

International Standard Version
While they were in the house, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head while he was lying on his bed in his bedroom. They took his head, and traveled all night along the Arabah road.

NET Bible
They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was resting on his bed in his bedroom. They mortally wounded him and then cut off his head. Taking his head, they traveled on the way of the Arabah all that night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(They had come into the house while Ishbosheth was sleeping on his bed in his bedroom. They stabbed him, killed him, and cut off his head.) They took his head and traveled all night along the road to the plains.

King James 2000 Bible
For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they struck him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and got themselves away through the plain all night.
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