Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Once inside, they went to Ishbosheth's bedroom, where he was sound asleep, and killed him. Then they cut off his head, took it with them, and walked all night through the Jordan Valley. New Revised Standard Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible 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. 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 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 |