2 Samuel 4 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Ish-bosheth Murdered

1 Now when [fn]Ish-bosheth, Saul’s ^H7586 son ^H1121, heard ^H8085 that Abner ^H74 had died ^H4191 in Hebron ^H2275, [fn]his courage ^H3027 failed ^H7503, and all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 was horrified ^H926.

2 And Saul’s ^H7586 son ^H1121 had ^H1961 two ^H8147 men ^H376 who were commanders ^H8269 of troops ^H1416: the name ^H8034 of the one ^H259 was Baanah ^H1196, and the name ^H8034 of the other ^H8145 Rechab ^H7394, sons ^H1121 of Rimmon ^H7417 the Beerothite ^H886, of the sons ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 (for Beeroth ^H881 is also ^H1571 considered ^H2803 part of Benjamin ^H1144, 3 and the Beerothites ^H886 fled ^H1272 to Gittaim ^H1664 and have lived ^H1961 there ^H8033 as strangers ^H1481 until ^H5704 this ^H2088 day ^H3117).

4 Now Jonathan ^H3083, Saul’s ^H7586 son ^H1121, had a son ^H1121 who was disabled ^H5223 in both feet ^H7272. He was five ^H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when the news ^H8052 of Saul ^H7586 and Jonathan ^H3083 came ^H935 from Jezreel ^H3157, and his nurse ^H539 picked ^H5375 him up ^H5375 and fled ^H5127. But it happened ^H1961 that in her hurry ^H2648 to flee ^H5127, he fell ^H5307 and could ^H6452 no ^H6452 longer ^H6452 walk ^H6452. And his name ^H8034 was [fn]Mephibosheth ^H4648.

5 So the sons ^H1121 of Rimmon ^H7417 the Beerothite ^H886, Rechab ^H7394 and Baanah ^H1196, departed ^H1980 and came ^H935 to the house ^H1004 of Ish-bosheth ^H378 in the heat ^H2527 of the day ^H3117, while he was taking ^H7901 his midday ^H6672 rest ^H4904. 6 [fn]And they came ^H935 to the interior ^H8432 of the house ^H1004 as if [fn]to get ^H3947 wheat ^H2406, and they struck ^H5221 him in the belly ^H2570; and Rechab ^H7394 and his brother ^H251 Baanah ^H1196 escaped ^H4422. 7 Now when they had come ^H935 into the house ^H1004, as he was lying ^H7901 on his bed ^H4296 in his bedroom ^H2315 H4904, they struck ^H5221 him and killed ^H4191 him, and they beheaded ^H5493 H7218 him. And they took ^H3947 his head ^H7218 and [fn]traveled ^H1980 by way ^H1870 of the Arabah ^H6160 all ^H3605 night ^H3915. 8 Then they brought ^H935 the head ^H7218 of Ish-bosheth ^H378 to David ^H1732 at Hebron ^H2275, and said ^H559 to the king ^H4428, “Behold ^H2009, the head ^H7218 of Ish-bosheth ^H378 the son ^H1121 of Saul ^H7586, your enemy ^H340, who ^H834 sought ^H1245 your life ^H5315; so the LORD ^H3068 has given ^H5414 my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428 vengeance ^H5360 this ^H2088 day ^H3117 on Saul ^H7586 and his [fn]descendants ^H2233.”

9 But David ^H1732 replied ^H6030 to Rechab ^H7394 and his brother ^H251 Baanah ^H1196, sons ^H1121 of Rimmon ^H7417 the Beerothite ^H886, and said ^H559 to them, “As the LORD ^H3068 lives ^H2416, who ^H834 has redeemed ^H6299 my life ^H5315 from all ^H3605 distress ^H6869, 10 when ^H3588 the one who informed ^H5046 me, saying ^H559, ‘Behold ^H2009, Saul ^H7586 is dead ^H4191,’ also [fn]viewed ^H5869 himself ^H1931 as the bearer ^H1319 of ^H1319 good ^H1319 news ^H1319, I seized ^H270 him and killed ^H2026 him in Ziklag ^H6860, which ^H834 was the reward ^H1309 I gave ^H5414 him for ^H1309 his news ^H1309. 11 How ^H637 much ^H637 H3588 more ^H637 H3588, when ^H3588 wicked ^H7563 men ^H376 have killed ^H2026 a righteous ^H6662 man ^H376 in his own house ^H1004 on his bed ^H4904, shall I not now ^H6258 require ^H1245 his blood ^H1818 from your hands ^H3027 and eliminate ^H1197 you both from the earth ^H776?” 12 Then David ^H1732 commanded ^H6680 the young ^H5288 men ^H5288, and they killed ^H2026 them and cut ^H7112 off ^H7112 their hands ^H3027 and feet ^H7272, and hung ^H8518 them up ^H8518 beside ^H5921 the pool ^H1295 in Hebron ^H2275. But they took ^H3947 the head ^H7218 of Ish-bosheth ^H378 and buried ^H6912 it in the grave ^H6913 of Abner ^H74 in Hebron ^H2275.