2Sa 4:5-6 | NETfull | STEP | Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite – Recab and Baanah – went at the hottest part of the day to the home of Ish-bosheth, as he was enjoying his midday rest.

2 Samuel 4:5-6

5 Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite – Recab and Baanah – went at the hottest part of the day to the home of Ish-bosheth, as he was enjoying his midday rest. 6 They ^{▼▼ For the MT’s וְהֵנָּה (v^ehennah, “and they,” feminine) read וְהִנֵּה (v^ehinneh, “and behold”). See the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Targum.} entered the house under the pretense of getting wheat and mortally wounded him ^{▼▼ Heb “and they struck him down.”} in the stomach. Then Recab and his brother Baanah escaped.