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2 Samuel 4:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Samuel 4:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
7 Now they had come into the house while he was lying on his couch in his bedchamber; they attacked him, killed him, and beheaded him. Then they took his head and travelled by way of the Arabah all night long. 8 They brought the head of Ishbaal[a] to David at Hebron and said to the king, ‘Here is the head of Ishbaal,[b] son of Saul your enemy who sought your life; the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.’
9 David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, ‘As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity,
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- 2 Samuel 4:8 Heb Ish-bosheth
- 2 Samuel 4:8 Heb Ish-bosheth
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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