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A Deceptive Pretext
Commentators explain that the assassins, Rechab and Baanah, used a clever pretext to murder Ishbosheth. By pretending to be fetching wheat for their troops—a plausible activity in the royal court—they were able to bypass security and get into the king's private chambers, highlighting the premeditated and deceitful nature of their crime.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 4:6
18th Century
Theologian
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 kin…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 4:6
19th Century
Bishop
As though they would have fetched wheat.—Literally, fetching wheat. The English version gives the sense, since fetching w…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 4:6
17th Century
Pastor
And they came thither into the midst of the house
They not only came to it, but entered into it, and went into the i…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 4:1–7
17th Century
Minister
See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit us, which should sharpen our efforts, we betray both our heavenly crowns and our …