2 Samuel 4:6 meaning and explanation

They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

2 Samuel 4:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Rechab and Baanah, Benjaminite captains, come to the house of Ish-bosheth, Saul's surviving son and rival king, during his midday rest. The narrator notes they entered as though to get wheat, a pretext that let them pass the threshold and reach the inner room.

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