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2 Samuel 4:7-9
New American Standard Bible
2 Samuel 4:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 Now when they had come into the house, as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and killed him, and they beheaded him. And they took his head and [a](A)traveled by way of the Arabah all night. 8 Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth (B)the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; so the Lord has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and his [b]descendants.”
9 But David replied to Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, (C)who has redeemed my life from all distress,
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- 2 Samuel 4:7 Lit went
- 2 Samuel 4:8 Lit seed
2 Samuel 4:7-9
New International Version
2 Samuel 4:7-9
New International Version
7 They had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they traveled all night by way of the Arabah.(A) 8 They brought the head(B) of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul,(C) your enemy, who tried to kill you. This day the Lord has avenged(D) my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
9 David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered(E) me out of every trouble,
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