2 Samuel 4:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

2 Samuel 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As though they would have fetched wheat - This is a very obscure passage, and the double repetition in 2 Samuel 4:6-7 of the murder of the king and of the escape of the assassin, is hard to acc...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as though] they (e) would have fetched wheat; and they (f) smote him under the fifth [rib]: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. (e) They di...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It was clear that Ishbaal's authority could not long survive Abner. It was only a question who should carry out the schemes which Abner had set on foot. Two of Ishbaal's captains came to his house as...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And they came thither . Or, "Thither, into the interior of the house, came wheat-fetchers, and they smote", &c.
2 Samuel 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. As though they would...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They came thither into the midst of the house— Houbigant, following the version of the LXX, translates the whole thus: the keeper of the house, while he was cleaning wheat in the midst of it, slep...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. And they came th...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Murder of Ish-bosheth 2, 3. Beeroth was near Gibeon. The object of this note is to explain how the Beerothites came to be Benjamites. Properly they should have been Canaanites, for Beeroth was...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

As though they would have fetched wheat. — Literally, fetching wheat. The English version gives the sense, since the fetching wheat (probably for their soldiers) was a pretext to cover their purp...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER V. ASSASSINATION OF ABNER AND ISHBOSHETH. 2 Samuel 3:22-39 ; 2 Samuel 4:1-12 IT is quite possible that, in treating with Abner, David showed too complacent a temper, that he treated...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

another Treacherous Deed and Its Penalty 2 Samuel 4:1-12 Abner's death rendered hopeless the cause of Ish-bosheth. Two captains incurred lasting shame and deserved punishment by their dastardly...
2 Samuel 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we have the story of a murder unjustifiable and cruel, prompted solely by the hope of gaining favor with David. Once again the king made it perfectly clear that he had no part in any of these m...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beerot...
2 Samuel 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they came thither into the midst of the house ,.... They not only came unto it, but entered into it, and went into the inmost part of it; the guards being asleep also perhaps, or not on duty, so...
2 Samuel 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 6. As thou...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who lay on a bed at noon As the manner was, and still continues to be, in hot countries. As though they would have fetched wheat Which was laid up in public granaries in the king's house, and wa...
2 Samuel 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Abner's death left Ish-bosheth helpless, and all Israel in a state of troubled perplexity (v.1). Two men, however, who were captains of bands in Ish-bosheth's army, saw an attractive opportunity at t...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ish-bosheth Slain by His Servants. B. C. 1048. 1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner wa...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Into the midst of the house, or, into the house ; for the midst is not always taken exactly, and mathematically, but for any part within, as Genesis 48:16 Exodus 8:22 Joshua 3:17 . As thou...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Legitimate Successors Are Rendered Incapable Of Kingship. Mephi-bosheth, Jonathan's Son, Becomes Lame And Ish-bosheth, Saul's Remaining Son, Is Assassinated By Two Of His Commanders Who Bring...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 4:1 . “His hands were feeble,” literally “his hands slackened,” i.e. , “he lost the power and courage to act as a king.” (Keil.) “Troubled,” or “ co...
2 Samuel 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 4:12 . David slew them. What a glory to Israel to have a king clothed with justice: a righteous monarch makes a righteous nation. This act of David would elevate him in the eyes of good m...
2 Samuel 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab, and Baanah. The death of Ishbosheth I. The motives that induced those two traitors to murder Ishbosheth were: 1. Abner’s death had disabled him...
2 Samuel 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 4:1 When Saul's son heard that Abner was dead . The news of Abner's death must have had a doubly depressing effect upon Ishbosheth; for he learned, not only that the ma...
2 Samuel 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ishbosheth Murdered
2 Samuel 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:23 ; 2 Samuel 20:10 ; 2 Samuel 3:27
2 Samuel 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Fetched wheat — Which was laid up in publick granaries in the king's house, and was fetched thence by the captains and commanders of the army for the pay of their soldiers, who, in those ancient ti...

2 Samuel 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes