KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 2 Samuel 4:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And they came thither” | בָּ֜אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came thither |
| “into” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | into |
| “the midst” | תּ֤וֹךְ | A bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | midst |
| “of the house,” | הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “as though” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “they would have fetched” | לֹֽקְחֵ֣י | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | would fetched |
| “wheat;” | חִטִּ֔ים | Wheat, whether the grain or the plant | wheat |
| “and they smote” | וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smote |
| “him under” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | under |
| “the fifth” | הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ | The abdomen (as obese) | fifth |
| “rib:” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “and Rechab” | וְרֵכָ֛ב | Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites | Rechab |
| “and Baanah” | וּבַֽעֲנָ֥ה | Baanah, the name of four Israelites | Baanah |
| “his brother” | אָחִ֖יו | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brother |
| “escaped.” | נִמְלָֽטוּ׃ | Properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks | escaped |
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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.
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