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2 Samuel 4:6-8
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 4:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 The woman who was stationed at the door had fallen asleep while she was sifting wheat. 7 Therefore, Rechab and his brother quietly slipped past her and entered the house, and when they found him asleep on the couch in his bedroom, they attacked and killed him and cut off his head. Then they took his head and traveled throughout the night by way of the Arabah.
The Murder Avenged.[a] 8 When they arrived in Hebron, they brought the head of Ishbaal to David and said to the king: “Here is the head of Ishbaal, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Thus has the Lord this day avenged my lord the king on Saul and his offspring.”
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- 2 Samuel 4:8 As in the case of the messenger announcing Saul’s death (2 Sam 1:1-16), David is not won over by Rechab and Baanah’s murder of his rival Ishbaal. David’s sense of justice demands severe punishment and dishonor for them while Ishbaal’s remains are treated with respect.
