1Now, when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his hands became feeble,—and, all Israel, were dismayed.stylusEzra 4:4, Ezra 4:4, Isaiah 13:7, Isaiah 13:7, Jeremiah 6:242And two men, captains of bands, pertained to Ish-bosheth son of Saul—the name of the one, was Baanah, and, the name of the other, Rechab—sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin,—for, even Beeroth, used to be reckoned unto Benjamin;stylusJoshua 18:25, Joshua 18:25, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 9:17, 2 Kings 6:233and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim,—and have been sojourners there, until this day.stylusNehemiah 11:33, Nehemiah 11:33, 1 Samuel 31:7, 1 Samuel 31:74And, Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son, lame of his feet,—five years old, was he, when tidings came in of Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel, so his nurse took him up, and fled, and it came to pass, when she started up to flee, that he fell and was lamed, and, his name, was, Mephibosheth.stylus2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:3, 1 Chronicles 8:34, 2 Samuel 9:6, 1 Chronicles 9:405So then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, took their journey and came in, about the heat of the day, unto the house of Ish-bosheth,—when, he, was lying on his noonday couch;stylusProverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, 2 Samuel 11:26and, thither, entered they as fro as the middle of the house, to fetch wheat, and they smote him in the belly,—and, Rechab and Baanah his brother, escaped.stylus2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 20:10, 2 Samuel 3:277Thus they entered the house when, he, was lying on his bed, in his sleeping-chamber, and smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him,—and took his head, and journeyed by way of the waste plain all the night;stylusMatthew 14:11, 2 Kings 10:6, 2 Kings 10:7, 1 Samuel 17:54, Mark 6:288and brought in the head of Ish-bosheth unto David, at Hebron, and said unto the king, Lo! the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, thine enemy, who sought thy life: so hath Yahweh given to my lord the king, avengement this day, on Saul and on his seed.stylus1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 25:29, 2 Samuel 22:48, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 63:99Then David responded to Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them,—By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,stylusGenesis 48:16, Psalms 107:2, 1 Kings 1:29, Psalms 34:17, Psalms 34:610when he that brought tidings to me, saying, Lo! Saul is dead, though, he, was as one that bringeth good tidings, in his own eyes, yet I seized him, and slew him in Ziklag,—which was how I gave him reward for his tidings:stylus2 Samuel 1:2, 2 Samuel 1:16, 2 Samuel 1:2, 2 Samuel 1:1611how much more, when, lawless men, have slain a righteous person, in his own house, upon his bed? …Now, therefore, must I not require his blood at your hands, and so consume you, out of the earth?stylusPsalms 9:12, Psalms 9:12, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 9:512David therefore commanded the young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands, and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool, in Hebron,—but, the head of Ish-bosheth, took they, and buried in the grave of Abner, in Hebron.stylus2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 1:15, 2 Samuel 3:32, 2 Samuel 1:15, Psalms 55:23
