2 Samuel
2 Samuel 4 ©
1 The Israelites are troubled at Abner's death. 2 Baanah and Rechab murder Ish-bosheth, and bring his head to David to Hebron. 9 David causeth them to be put to death, and Ish-bosheth's head to be buried.
And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bbands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the 1other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for cBeeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
And the Beerothites fled to dGittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had ea son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when fthe 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 2Mephibosheth.
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, gwent, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who hlay on a bed at noon.
And they lbrought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, mBehold 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.
When oone told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, 3thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, 4who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: