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World English Bible

2 Samuel 4 (WEBP)

[1] When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
[2] Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. 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 Beeroth also is considered a part of Benjamin;
[3] and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until today).
[4] Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
[5] The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth as he took his rest at noon.
[6] They came there into the middle of the house as though they would have fetched wheat, and they struck him in the body; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
[7] Now when they came into the house as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
[8] They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life! Yahweh has avenged my lord the king today of Saul and of his offspring.”
[9] David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
[10] when someone told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he brought good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
[11] How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, should I not now require his blood from your hand, and rid the earth of you?”
[12] David commanded his young men, and they killed them, cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner’s grave in Hebron.

2 Samuel 4:8 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 4 (KJVS)

[1] And when Saul’s son heard () that Abner was dead () in Hebron, his hands were feeble, () and all the Israelites were troubled. ()
[2] 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:
[3] and the Beerothites fled () to Gittaim, and were sojourners () there until this day.)
[4] 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.
[5] And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, () and came () about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay () on a bed at noon.
[6] 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. ()
[7] 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.
[8] And they brought () the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said () to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth 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.
[9] 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 Ish-bosheth, and buried () it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

2 Samuel 4:2 Heb. second
2 Samuel 4:10a Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc.
2 Samuel 4:10b Or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 4 (BYZ)

[1] και ηκουσεν μεμφιβοσθε υιος σαουλ οτι τεθνηκεν αβεννηρ εν χεβρων και εξελυθησαν αι χειρες αυτου και παντες οι ανδρες ισραηλ παρειθησαν
[2] και δυο ανδρες ηγουμενοι συστρεμματων τω μεμφιβοσθε υιω σαουλ ονομα τω ενι βαανα και ονομα τω δευτερω ρηχαβ υιοι ρεμμων του βηρωθαιου εκ των υιων βενιαμιν οτι βηρωθ ελογιζετο τοις υιοις βενιαμιν
[3] και απεδρασαν οι βηρωθαιοι εις γεθθαιμ και ησαν εκει παροικουντες εως της ημερας ταυτης
[4] και τω ιωναθαν υιω σαουλ υιος πεπληγως τους ποδας υιος ετων πεντε ουτος εν τω ελθειν την αγγελιαν σαουλ και ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου εξ ιεζραελ και ηρεν αυτον η τιθηνος αυτου και εφυγεν και εγενετο εν τω σπευδειν αυτην και αναχωρειν και επεσεν και εχωλανθη και ονομα αυτω μεμφιβοσθε
[5] και επορευθησαν υιοι ρεμμων του βηρωθαιου ρεκχα και βαανα και εισηλθον εν τω καυματι της ημερας εις οικον μεμφιβοσθε και αυτος εκαθευδεν εν τη κοιτη της μεσημβριας
[6] και ιδου η θυρωρος του οικου εκαθαιρεν πυρους και ενυσταξεν και εκαθευδεν και ρεκχα και βαανα οι αδελφοι διελαθον
[7] και εισηλθον εις τον οικον και μεμφιβοσθε εκαθευδεν επι της κλινης αυτου εν τω κοιτωνι αυτου και τυπτουσιν αυτον και θανατουσιν και αφαιρουσιν την κεφαλην αυτου και ελαβον την κεφαλην αυτου και απηλθον οδον την κατα δυσμας ολην την νυκτα
[8] και ηνεγκαν την κεφαλην μεμφιβοσθε τω δαυιδ εις χεβρων και ειπαν προς τον βασιλεα ιδου η κεφαλη μεμφιβοσθε υιου σαουλ του εχθρου σου ος εζητει την ψυχην σου και εδωκεν κυριος τω κυριω βασιλει εκδικησιν των εχθρων αυτου ως η ημερα αυτη εκ σαουλ του εχθρου σου και εκ του σπερματος αυτου
[9] και απεκριθη δαυιδ τω ρεκχα και τω βαανα αδελφω αυτου υιοις ρεμμων του βηρωθαιου και ειπεν αυτοις ζη κυριος ος ελυτρωσατο την ψυχην μου εκ πασης θλιψεως
[10] οτι ο απαγγειλας μοι οτι τεθνηκεν σαουλ και αυτος ην ως ευαγγελιζομενος ενωπιον μου και κατεσχον αυτον και απεκτεινα εν σεκελακ ω εδει με δουναι ευαγγελια
[11] και νυν ανδρες πονηροι απεκταγκασιν ανδρα δικαιον εν τω οικω αυτου επι της κοιτης αυτου και νυν εκζητησω το αιμα αυτου εκ χειρος υμων και εξολεθρευσω υμας εκ της γης
[12] και ενετειλατο δαυιδ τοις παιδαριοις αυτου και αποκτεννουσιν αυτους και κολοβουσιν τας χειρας αυτων και τους ποδας αυτων και εκρεμασαν αυτους επι της κρηνης εν χεβρων και την κεφαλην μεμφιβοσθε εθαψαν εν τω ταφω αβεννηρ υιου νηρ

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.