Bible Person
Meaning: square; chariot with team of four horses · Male · 4 cross references
This Rechab entry refers to one of the Beerothite brothers who assassinate Ish-bosheth, not Rechab the ancestor of the Rechabites already separately overridden. He belongs to the violent instability surrounding Saul's collapsing dynasty. First appears in 2 Sam 4:2.1
AI summary: This Rechab matters because the cross references present him as one of the opportunistic killers who hope to gain favor with David by murdering Ish-bosheth. Instead, David condemns the act and executes the brothers, making clear that his kingdom is not to be secured by treachery. The episode reinforces the moral difference David seeks to maintain. Taken together, the material presents this Rechab as an assassin whose crime highlights David's rejection of bloodstained advancement.1
Central Figure
Rechab
Meaning: square; chariot with team of four horses
One of Ishbosheth’s “captains of bands” or leaders of predatory troops (2 Sam.
One of Ishbosheth’s “captains of bands” or leaders of predatory troops (2 Sam. 4:2). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.