伊施波设被杀

扫罗的儿子伊施波设听到押尼珥死在希伯仑,吓得手脚发软,整个以色列都震惊不已。 那时,扫罗的儿子有两个带兵的将领,一个叫巴拿,一个叫利甲,他们是来自比录的便雅悯人临门的儿子。 原来的比录人逃到基他音,寄居在那里,直到今日。

扫罗的儿子约拿单有个儿子叫米非波设,双腿是瘸的。扫罗和约拿单在耶斯列阵亡的时候,他才五岁。乳娘抱着他仓皇逃命,不慎把他掉在地上,摔成了瘸子。

一天,伊施波设正在午睡,临门的两个儿子利甲和巴拿来到他家。 6-7 他们装作是来取麦子,进入伊施波设的寝室,趁他正躺在床上熟睡,用刀刺透他的肚子杀了他,割下他的首级,拿着连夜穿过亚拉巴逃跑了。 他们把伊施波设的首级带到希伯仑献给大卫王,说:“这便是扫罗的儿子伊施波设的首级。扫罗是你的仇敌,曾试图杀害你,今天耶和华为我主我王惩罚了扫罗和他的子孙。” 大卫对比录人临门的儿子利甲及其兄弟巴拿说:“我凭救我脱离一切危难的永活的耶和华起誓, 10 在洗革拉曾有人向我报信说扫罗死了,他以为是来报喜讯,我抓住他,把他杀了。那就是我给他的报酬。 11 更何况你们这些恶徒在这个无辜人的家里把他杀死在床上,我怎能不向你们讨这血债,把你们从世上除掉?” 12 于是,大卫命令部下杀了他们,斩断他们的手脚,把尸体挂在希伯仑的池旁。他们把伊施波设的头颅葬在希伯仑 押尼珥的坟墓里。

And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

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.

And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.