2 Samuel 4:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.”
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“They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 4:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 3:26Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
- 2 Samuel 2:23But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
- 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
- 2 Samuel 20:10Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
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