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The Murder of Ish-bosheth

When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage[a] failed and all of Israel was disturbed. Now Saul’s son had two officers in charge of some raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other was named Rechab. They were sons of Rimmon, a descendant of Benjamin from Beeroth, which was considered to belong to the tribe of[b] Benjamin. (The residents of Beeroth had evacuated to Gittaim and live there as resident aliens to this day.)

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  1. 2 Samuel 4:1 Lit. hands
  2. 2 Samuel 4:2 The Heb. lacks the tribe of

Ish-Bosheth Murdered

When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner(A) had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed. Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Rekab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth(B) is considered part of Benjamin, because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim(C) and have resided there as foreigners to this day.

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