5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite , Rechab and Baanah , departed and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day while he was taking his midday rest . 6 They came to the middle of the house as if to get wheat , and they struck him in the belly ; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped . 7 Now when they came into the house , as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom e , they struck him and killed him and beheaded e him. And they took his head and traveled by way of the Arabah all night .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 4:5-7
Commentary on 2 Samuel 4:1-7
(Read 2 Samuel 4:1-7)
See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit us, which should sharpen our endeavours, we betray both our heavenly crowns and our earthly lives. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty and ruin. The idle soul is an easy prey to the destroyer. We know not when and where death will meet us. When we lie down to sleep, we are not sure that we may not sleep the sleep of death before we awake; nor do we know from what hand the death-blow may come.