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The Second
Book of Samuel 4
And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain
in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel
was troubled.
Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands,
the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other
Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children
of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin.
And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners
there until that time.
And Jonathan the son of Saul bad a son that was lame
of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings
came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse
took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee,
he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth.
And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana
coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat
of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon.
And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat,
was fallen asleep.
And they entered into the house secretly taking ears
of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him
in the groin, and fled away.
For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon
his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed
him: and taking away his head they went off by the way
of the wilderness, walking all night.
And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron:
and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth
the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the
Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul,
and of his seed.
But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the
sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the
Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,
The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought
he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him
in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news.
How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent
man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require
his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth?
And David commanded his servants and they slew them:
and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up
over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they
took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
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