2 Samuel 4
New King James Version
Ishbosheth Is Murdered
4 When Saul’s [a]son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, (A)he[b] lost heart, and all Israel was (B)troubled. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin. (For (C)Beeroth also was [c]part of Benjamin, 3 because the Beerothites fled to (D)Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day.)
4 (E)Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came (F)from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was (G)Mephibosheth.[d]
5 Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the (H)house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon. 6 And they came there, all the way into the house, as though to get wheat, and they [e]stabbed him (I)in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 7 For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain. 8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, (J)who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.”
9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, (K)who has redeemed my life from all adversity, 10 when (L)someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag—the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now (M)require his [f]blood at your hand and [g]remove you from the earth?” 12 So David (N)commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the (O)tomb of Abner in Hebron.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 4:1 Ishbosheth
- 2 Samuel 4:1 Lit. his hands dropped
- 2 Samuel 4:2 considered part of
- 2 Samuel 4:4 Merib-Baal, 1 Chr. 8:34; 9:40
- 2 Samuel 4:6 Lit. struck
- 2 Samuel 4:11 Or bloodshed
- 2 Samuel 4:11 Lit. consume you
2 Samuel 4
English Standard Version
Ish-bosheth Murdered
4 When Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, (A)his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. 2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth ((B)for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; 3 (C)the Beerothites fled (D)to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day).
4 (E)Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan (F)came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5 Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest. 6 And they came into the midst of the house as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him (G)in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.[a] 7 When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and went by the way of (H)the Arabah all night, 8 and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, (I)who sought your life. The Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.” 9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, (J)“As the Lord lives, (K)who has redeemed my life out of every adversity, 10 (L)when one told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, (M)I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now (N)require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth?” 12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it (O)in the tomb of Abner at Hebron.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 4:6 Septuagint And behold, the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat, but she grew drowsy and slept. So Rechab and Baanah his brother slipped in
2 Samuel 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Assassination of Ish-bosheth
4 When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. 2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties: one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the Benjaminites. Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin, 3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and still live there as foreigners to this very day.
4 Saul’s son Jonathan had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. The one who had nursed him[a] picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.(A)
5 Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at Ish-bosheth’s house during the heat of the day while the king was taking his midday nap. 6 They entered the interior of the house as if to get wheat and stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped. 7 They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom and stabbed and killed him. Then they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled by way of the Arabah(B) all night. 8 They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the One who has redeemed my life from every distress,(C) 10 when the person told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ he thought he was a bearer of good news, but I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag.(D) That was my reward to him for his news! 11 How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from your hands and wipe you off the earth?”(E)
12 So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.(F)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 4:4 Lit His nurse
2 Samuel 4
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Iş-Boşet este ucis
4 Când a auzit fiul lui Saul că Abner a murit la Hebron, mâinile i-au rămas fără(A) putere şi tot Israelul s-a(B) înspăimântat. 2 Fiul lui Saul avea doi capi peste cetele de război, dintre care unul se numea Baana, iar altul, Recab; erau fiii lui Rimon din Beerot, dintre fiii lui Beniamin. Căci Beerot(C) era privit ca făcând parte din Beniamin, 3 şi beerotiţii fugiseră la Ghitaim(D), unde au locuit până în ziua de azi. 4 Ionatan(E), fiul lui Saul, avea un fiu olog de picioare şi în vârstă de cinci ani când a venit din Izreel(F) vestea morţii lui Saul şi a lui Ionatan; doica lui l-a luat şi a fugit şi, fiindcă se grăbea să fugă, a căzut şi a rămas olog; numele lui era Mefiboşet. 5 Şi fiii lui Rimon din Beerot, Recab şi Baana, s-au dus în timpul zădufului zilei în casa lui Iş-Boşet, care îşi făcea somnul de amiază. 6 Au pătruns până în mijlocul casei, dându-se drept negustori de grâu, şi l-au lovit în pântece(G); apoi Recab şi Baana, fratele său, au scăpat. 7 Au intrat în casă pe când el era culcat pe pat, în odaia lui de dormit, l-au lovit, l-au omorât şi i-au tăiat capul. I-au luat capul şi au mers toată noaptea prin câmpie. 8 Au adus capul lui Iş-Boşet la David, în Hebron, şi au zis împăratului: „Iată capul lui Iş-Boşet, fiul lui Saul, vrăjmaşul tău, care voia să-ţi ia(H) viaţa; Domnul răzbună azi pe împărat, domnul meu, împotriva lui Saul şi împotriva neamului lui.” 9 David a răspuns lui Recab şi lui Baana, fratele său, fiii lui Rimon din Beerot: „Viu este Domnul(I), care m-a izbăvit din orice primejdie, 10 că pe cel ce a venit să-mi spună(J): ‘Iată, Saul a murit’ şi care credea că-mi aduce o veste bună, l-am prins şi l-am omorât la Ţiclag, ca să-l răsplătesc pentru ştirea lui, 11 şi, când nişte răi au ucis pe un om nevinovat în casa lui şi în patul lui, cu cât mai mult îi voi cere(K) sângele din mâinile voastre şi vă voi nimici de pe pământ.” 12 Şi David a poruncit(L) oamenilor lui să-i omoare; le-au tăiat mâinile şi picioarele şi i-au spânzurat la marginea iazului din Hebron. Au luat apoi capul lui Iş-Boşet şi l-au îngropat în mormântul(M) lui Abner, la Hebron.
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