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2 Samuel 4:7
New English Translation
2 Samuel 4:7
New English Translation
7 They had entered[a] the house while Ish Bosheth[b] was resting on his bed in his bedroom. They mortally wounded him[c] and then cut off his head.[d] Taking his head,[e] they traveled on the way of the rift valley[f] all that night.
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- 2 Samuel 4:7 tn After the concluding disjunctive clause at the end of v. 6, the author now begins a more detailed account of the murder and its aftermath.
- 2 Samuel 4:7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ish Bosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 4:7 tn Heb “they struck him down and killed him.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.
- 2 Samuel 4:7 tn Heb “and they removed his head.” The Syriac Peshitta and Vulgate lack these words.
- 2 Samuel 4:7 tc The Lucianic Greek recension lacks the words “his head.”
- 2 Samuel 4:7 sn The rift valley is a large geographic feature extending form Galilee to the gulf of Aqaba. The portion in view here runs along the west of the Dead Sea.
2 Samuel 4:7
New International Version
2 Samuel 4:7
New International Version
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.(A)
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