Dual Panel1Now when Ish-bosheth, Saul's<7586> son<1121>, heard<8085> that Abner<74> had died<4191> in Hebron<2275>, he lost<7503> courage<3027><7503>, and all<3605> Israel<3478> was disturbed<926>.
2Saul's<7586> son<1121> had two<8147> men<376> who were commanders<8269> of bands<1416>: the name<8034> of the one<259> was Baanah<1196> and the name<8034> of the other<8145> Rechab<7394>, sons<1121> of Rimmon<7417> the Beerothite<886>, of the sons<1121> of Benjamin<1144> (for Beeroth<881> is also<1571> considered<2803> part of Benjamin<1144>,
3and the Beerothites<886> fled<1272> to Gittaim<1664> and have been<1961> aliens<1481> there<8033> until<5704> this<2088> day<3117>).
4Now Jonathan<3083>, Saul's<7586> son<1121>, had a son<1121> crippled<5223> in his feet<7272>. He was five<2568> years<8141> old<1121> when the report<8052> of Saul<7586> and Jonathan<3083> came<935> from Jezreel<3157>, and his nurse<539> took<5375> him up and fled<5127>. And it happened<1961> that in her hurry<2648> to flee<5127>, he fell<5307> and became<6452> lame<6452>. And his name<8034> was Mephibosheth<4648>.
5So the sons<1121> of Rimmon<7417> the Beerothite<886>, Rechab<7394> and Baanah<1196>, departed<1980> and came<935> to the house<1004> of Ish-bosheth<378> in the heat<2527> of the day<3117> while he was taking<7901> his midday<6672> rest<4904>.
6They came<935> to the middle<8432> of the house<1004> as if to get<3947> wheat<2406>, and they struck<5221> him in the belly<2570>; and Rechab<7394> and Baanah<1196> his brother<251> escaped<4422>.
7Now when they came<935> into the house<1004>, as he was lying<7901> on his bed<4296> in his bedroom<2315><4904>, they struck<5221> him and killed<4191> him and beheaded<5493><7218> him. And they took<3947> his head<7218> and traveled<1980> by way<1870> of the Arabah<6160> all<3605> night<3915>.
8Then they brought<935> the head<7218> of Ish-bosheth<378> to David<1732> at Hebron<2275> and said<559> to the king<4428>, "Behold<2009>, the head<7218> of Ish-bosheth<378> the son<1121> of Saul<7586>, your enemy<340>, who<834> sought<1245> your life<5315>; thus the LORD<3068> has given<5414> my lord<113> the king<4428> vengeance<5360> this<2088> day<3117> on Saul<7586> and his descendants<2233>."
9David<1732> answered<6030> Rechab<7394> and Baanah<1196> his brother<251>, sons<1121> of Rimmon<7417> the Beerothite<886>, and said<559> to them, "As the LORD<3068> lives<2416>, who<834> has redeemed<6299> my life<5315> from all<3605> distress<6869>,
10when<3588> one told<5046> me, saying<559>, 'Behold<2009>, Saul<7586> is dead<4191>,' and thought<5869> he was bringing<1319> good news<1319>, I seized<270> him and killed<2026> him in Ziklag<6860>, which<834> was the reward<1309> I gave<5414> him for his news<1309>.
11"How<637> much<637><3588> more<637><3588>, when<3588> wicked<7563> men<376> have killed<2026> a righteous<6662> man<376> in his own house<1004> on his bed<4904>, shall I not now<6258> require<1245> his blood<1818> from your hand<3027> and destroy<1197> you from the earth<776>?"
12Then David<1732> commanded<6680> the young<5288> men<5288>, and they killed<2026> them and cut<7112> off<7112> their hands<3027> and feet<7272> and hung<8518> them up beside<5921> the pool<1295> in Hebron<2275>. But they took<3947> the head<7218> of Ish-bosheth<378> and buried<6912> it in the grave<6913> of Abner<74> in Hebron<2275>.