Verse 7

For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedchamber, and they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went away through the plain all night.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De kom inn i huset mens Isjbosjet lå på sengen i sitt soverom. De drepte ham og hogg av hodet hans. Hele natten reiste de gjennom Araba med hodet i hånden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da de kom inn i huset, lå han på sin seng i sitt soveværelse, og de slo ham, drepte ham, hogde hodet av ham, og tok hans hode og gikk hele natten gjennom ørkenen.

• Norsk King James

  For da de kom inn i huset, lå han på soverommet sitt, og de stakk ham, drepte ham og hogde av hodet hans, tok hodet med seg og flyktet gjennom sletten hele natten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De hadde kommet inn i huset mens han lå på sin seng i sitt soverom, og de slo ham, drepte ham og skar av hodet hans. Så tok de hodet og gikk hele natten gjennom Araba-sletten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De kom inn i huset mens han lå på sengen i sitt soverom, og de slo ham, drepte ham, og skar av hodet hans. Hodet tok de med seg, og gikk hele natten gjennom Araba.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For da de kom inn i huset, lå han på sitt leie i soverommet, og de drepte ham, halshugget ham, tok hodet hans og flyktet gjennom dalen hele natten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For da de entret huset, lå han i sin seng i sitt kammer. De slo ham, drepte ham, hugget ham i hodet, tok hans hode og bar det bort over slettene hele natten.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For da de kom inn i huset, lå han på sitt leie i soverommet, og de drepte ham, halshugget ham, tok hodet hans og flyktet gjennom dalen hele natten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De hadde kommet inn i huset mens han lå på sengen i rommet sitt. De slo ham i hjel, skar av hodet hans og tok det med seg. Så reiste de gjennom Araba hele natten.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De kom inn i huset mens han lå på sengen i sitt soverom, slo ham og drepte ham. Deretter kuttet de av hodet hans og tok hodet med seg, og de reiste gjennom ødemarken hele natten.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi de vare komne i Huset, der han laae paa sin Seng i sit Sengekammer, og de sloge ham og dræbte ham og borttoge hans Hoved; og de toge hans Hoved og gik bort ad Veien paa den slette Mark den ganske Nat.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da de kom inn i huset, lå han på sengen i sitt sovekammer, og de slo ham, drepte ham og hogg av hodet hans. Så tok de hodet og reiste gjennom sletten hele natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de kom inn i huset, mens han lå på sin seng i sovekammeret, slo de ham, drepte ham, skar hodet av ham, og tok hodet, og gikk veien gjennom Arabah hele natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De kom inn i huset mens han lå på sengen inne i kammerset, og de slo ham og tok livet av ham. Så hogg de hodet av ham og tok det med seg, og gikk veien gjennom ødemarken hele natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de kom inn i huset, mens han lå i sin seng i soverommet, drepte de ham, hogg hodet av ham, og tok hodet med seg mens de flyktet langs Arabah hele natten.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da de kom inn i huset, lå Isjbosjet utstrakt på sengen i sitt sovekammer; de angrep ham og drepte ham, kuttet av hodet hans, tok det med og dro av sted på veien gjennom Araba hele natten.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For wha they came into ye house, he laye vpo his bed in his chamber, & they stickte him to death, & smote of his heade, and toke his heade, and departed by the waye of the playne felde all that nighte,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, & they smote him, and slewe him, and beheaded him, and tooke his head, and gate them away through the plaine all the night.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote him and slue him, & beheaded him, and toke his head, & gat them away through the plaine all the night.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  yea, they come in to the house, and he is lying on his bed, in the inner part of his bed-chamber, and they smite him, and put him to death, and turn aside his head, and they take his head, and go the way of the plain all the night,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was resting on his bed in his bedroom. They mortally wounded him and then cut off his head. Taking his head, they traveled on the way of the rift valley all that night.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 17:54 : 54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's armor in his tent.
• 1 Sam 31:9 : 9 They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent it throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
• 2 Sam 2:29 : 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, crossed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
• 2 Kgs 10:6-7 : 6 Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying, If you are mine, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel by tomorrow at this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who raised them. 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.
• Matt 14:11 : 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the young woman, and she brought it to her mother.
• Mark 6:28-29 : 28 And brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl: and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.