2 Samuel 4:7
ContextNETBible | They had entered 1 the house while Ish-bosheth 2 was resting on his bed in his bedroom. They mortally wounded him 3 and then cut off his head. 4 Taking his head, 5 they traveled on the way of the Arabah all that night. |
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NET © Notes |
1 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 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ish-bosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 3 tn Heb “they struck him down and killed him.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys. 4 tn Heb “and they removed his head.” The Syriac Peshitta and Vulgate lack these words. 5 tc The Lucianic Greek recension lacks the words “his head.” |