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2 Samuel 4:6

King James Version (KJV)

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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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 4:6

Theological / Devotional

Fetched wheat. This part of the narrative is rendered variously in the versions. The LXX reads, “And, behold, the porter [feminine] of the house winnowed wheat, and she slumbered and slept.” The Vulgate also lays the blame on the woman who kept the door. The Syriac says nothing about wheat.

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