Rechab son of Rimmon

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Rechab son of Rimmon is a biblical figure known for assassinating Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son and rival king to David, as recounted in the Second Book of Samuel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
associatedWithLocation Beeroth NERFINISHED
broughtHeadOf Ish-bosheth NERFINISHED
broughtHeadTo David NERFINISHED
claimedMotiveToDavid to avenge David on Saul and his offspring
coConspirator Baanah son of Rimmon NERFINISHED
condemnedBy David NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Benjamite
executedByOrderOf David NERFINISHED
expectedRewardFrom David NERFINISHED
hasFather Rimmon NERFINISHED
hasSibling Baanah son of Rimmon NERFINISHED
killed Ish-bosheth NERFINISHED
killedByMethod murder in his own house
killedWhile Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed at noon
knownFor assassinating Ish-bosheth
languageOfName Hebrew
mannerOfExecution hands and feet cut off
narrativeContext struggle for the throne of Israel between the house of Saul and David
peopleOf Beeroth NERFINISHED
position captain of bands
postmortemTreatment body hanged beside the pool in Hebron
relatedEvent decline of the house of Saul
rise of David as king over all Israel
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalBook Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED
scripturalChapter 2 Samuel 4
servedHouseOf Saul NERFINISHED
servedUnder Ish-bosheth NERFINISHED
timePeriod biblical monarchy period
tribalAffiliation Benjamin NERFINISHED

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Ish-bosheth killedBy Rechab son of Rimmon