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KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were
feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
And when `Ish-bosheth',
Saul's son ,
heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became
feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
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 .
And `Ish-bosheth',
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 the
Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is
reckoned to Benjamin :
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were
sojourners there until this day .
)
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have
been
sojourners there until this day) .
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.
Now
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.
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth
, who
lay
on
a
bed
at noon.
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
, as
he
took
his
rest
at noon.
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.
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in
the body
: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
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.
Now
when they came into the house, as
he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went
by
the way
of
the
Arabah
all night.
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth
unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth
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.
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, who
sought thy life; and Jehovah
hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
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,
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah
liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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 :
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, which
was
the
reward
I gave
him for his tidings .
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?
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed ,
shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
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 Ishbosheth
, and buried it in the sepulchre
of Abner in Hebron.
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside
the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth
, and buried it in the grave
of Abner in Hebron.
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