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2 Samuel 4:2

Verse 2 of 12. The 4th of 24 chapters in 2 Samuel, in History.

1When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

2Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of 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 considered a part of Benjamin;

3and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until today).

4Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

5The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth as he took his rest at noon.

6They came there into the middle of the house as though they would have fetched wheat, and they struck him in the body; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.