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Pinatay si Ishboshet

Nang marinig ni Ishboshet na anak ni Saul, na pinatay si Abner sa Hebron, pinagharian siya ng matinding takot pati na ang lahat ng mamamayan ng Israel. May dalawang tauhan si Ishboshet na namumuno sa pagsalakay sa mga lungsod ng mga kalaban: sina Baana at Recab. Mga anak sila ni Rimon na taga-Beerot, mula sa lahi ni Benjamin. Ang Beerot ay sakop ngayon ng Benjamin dahil tumakas ang mga unang naninirahan dito papuntang Gittaim. Hanggang ngayon, naninirahan pa rin sila roon bilang mga dayuhan.

(Ang isa pang anak ni Saul na si Jonatan ay may anak na nalumpo, si Mefiboset. Limang taong gulang ito nang dumating ang balitang napatay sina Saul at Jonatan sa labanan sa Jezreel. Nang marinig ng tagapag-alaga ni Mefiboset ang balita, binuhat niya ito at tumakas. Pero dahil sa pagmamadali, nabitawan niya ang bata at nalumpo.)

Isang araw, nagpunta sa bahay ni Ishboshet sina Recab at Baana na mga anak ni Rimon na taga-Beerot. Tanghaling-tapat nang dumating sila habang nagpapahinga si Ishboshet. 6-7 Pumasok sila sa bahay na kunwariʼy kukuha ng trigo. Dumiretso sila sa kwarto ni Ishboshet kung saan nakahiga ito sa kama niya at pagkatapos, sinaksak nila ito sa tiyan. Pinutol nila ang ulo ni Ishboshet at dinala nila ito sa kanilang pagtakas. Buong gabi silang naglakbay sa Lambak ng Jordan.[a]

Pagdating nila sa Hebron, dinala nila kay David ang ulo ni Ishboshet at sinabi, “Narito po ang ulo ni Ishboshet ang anak ni Saul na kalaban nʼyo, na nagtangka sa inyong buhay. Sa araw na ito, ipinaghiganti kayo ng Panginoon laban kay Saul at sa angkan niya.” Sumagot si David, “Sasabihin ko sa inyo ang totoo sa presensya ng Panginoon na buhay, na nagligtas sa akin sa lahat ng kapahamakan. 10 Noon ay may taong pumunta sa akin sa Ziklag at sinabing patay na si Saul, akala niyaʼy magandang balita ang dala niya sa akin. Sa halip, ipinadakip ko siya at ipinapatay. Iyon ang gantimpalang ibinigay ko sa balitang inihatid niya sa akin. 11 Ngayon, anong gantimpala ang ibibigay ko sa masasamang taong gaya nʼyo na pumatay ng isang inosenteng tao sa sarili nitong tahanan at sa sarili niyang higaan? Hindi baʼt nararapat na patayin ko kayo para mawala na kayo sa mundo?”

12 Kaya iniutos ni David sa mga tauhan niya na patayin sina Recab at Baana, at sinunod nila ito. Pinutol nila ang mga kamay at paa ng magkapatid, at ibinitin ang kanilang katawan malapit sa Imbakan ng Tubig ng Hebron. Pagkatapos, kinuha nila ang ulo ni Ishboshet, at inilibing sa libingan ni Abner sa Hebron.

Footnotes

  1. 4:6-7 Lambak ng Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba.

Ishbaal Assassinated

When Ish-bo′sheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Ba′anah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Be-er′oth (for Be-er′oth also is reckoned to Benjamin; the Be-er′othites fled to Git′taim, and have been sojourners there to this day).

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 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 Mephib′osheth.

Now the sons of Rimmon the Be-er′othite, Rechab and Ba′anah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bo′sheth, as he was taking his noonday rest. And behold, the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat, but she grew drowsy and slept; so Rechab and Ba′anah his brother slipped in.[a] When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him. They took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night, and brought the head of Ish-bo′sheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bo′sheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.” But David answered Rechab and Ba′anah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Be-er′othite, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity, 10 when one told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and slew him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous man in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now 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-bo′sheth, and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 4:6 Gk: Heb And hither they came into the midst of the house fetching wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped

Ish-Bosheth Murdered

When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner(A) had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed. Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Rekab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth(B) is considered part of Benjamin, because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim(C) and have resided there as foreigners to this day.

(Jonathan(D) son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news(E) about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled.(F) His name was Mephibosheth.)(G)

Now Rekab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth,(H) and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest.(I) They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed(J) him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

They had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they traveled all night by way of the Arabah.(K) They brought the head(L) of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul,(M) your enemy, who tried to kill you. This day the Lord has avenged(N) my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered(O) me out of every trouble, 10 when someone told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag.(P) That was the reward I gave him for his news! 11 How much more—when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed—should I not now demand his blood(Q) from your hand and rid the earth of you!”

12 So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them.(R) They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.