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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Rechab son of Rimmon canonical 4
Rechab 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
associatedWithLocation Beeroth
broughtHeadOf Ish-bosheth
broughtHeadTo David
claimedMotiveToDavid to avenge David on Saul and his offspring
coConspirator Baanah son of Rimmon
condemnedBy David
ethnicGroup Benjamite
executedByOrderOf David
expectedRewardFrom David
hasFather Rimmon
hasSibling Baanah son of Rimmon
killed Ish-bosheth
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
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
linked to: 2 Samuel
scripturalChapter 2 Samuel 4
servedHouseOf Saul
servedUnder Ish-bosheth
timePeriod biblical monarchy period
tribalAffiliation Benjamin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ish-bosheth killedBy Rechab son of Rimmon
Esh-baal killedBy Rechab
linked to: Rechab son of Rimmon
Baanah son of Rimmon sibling Rechab son of Rimmon
Baanah son of Rimmon co-conspirator Rechab son of Rimmon
Baanah son of Rimmon actedTogetherWith Rechab son of Rimmon