Da Ishbosjet, Sauls sønn, hørte at Abner var død i Hebron, ble han motløs, og alle israelittene ble urolige.

And when `Ish-bosheth', Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

Ishbosjet, Sauls sønn, hadde to menn som var høvdinger over tropper. Den ene het Baana, og den andre Rejab. De var sønner av Rimmon, be'erotitten, av Benjamins stamme (for Be'erot regnes også til Benjamin).

And `Ish-bosheth', Saul's son, `had' two men that were captains of bands: the name of the 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 reckoned to Benjamin:

Be'erotittene flyktet til Gittajim, og har bodd der som fremmede helt til denne dagen.

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).

Jonatan, Sauls sønn, hadde en sønn som var lam i føttene. Han var fem år gammel da meldingen om Saul og Jonatan kom fra Jisreel, og hans pleiemor tok ham opp og flyktet. Under flukten falt han, og ble lam. Han het Mefibosjet.

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

Rejab og Baana, sønnene til Rimmon, be'erotitten, kom ved middagstid til Ishbosjets hus mens han hvilte på sengen.

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.

De kom inn i huset som om de skulle hente hvete, og de stakk ham i magen. Rejab og Baana, broren hans, slapp unna.

And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

Da de kom inn i huset, mens han lå i sin seng i soverommet, drepte de ham, hogg hodet av ham, og tok hodet med seg mens de flyktet langs Arabah hele natten.

Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

De brakte Ishbosjets hode til David i Hebron og sa til kongen: Se, hodet til Ishbosjet, Sauls sønn, din fiende, som søkte å ta ditt liv. Herren har i dag hevnet min herre kongen på Saul og hans etterkommere.

And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, thine enemy, who sought thy life; and Jehovah hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

David svarte Rejab og Baana, sønnene til Rimmon, be'erotitten, og sa til dem: Så sant Herren lever, han som har forløst meg fra all nød,

And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

da en mann kom til meg og sa: Se, Saul er død, og trodde han bragte gode nyheter, grep jeg ham og drepte ham i Siklag, som var den belønning jeg ga ham for nyhetene.

when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.

Hvor mye mer når ugudelige menn har drept en rettferdig mann i hans eget hus på hans seng, skulle jeg ikke nå kreve hans blod av deres hånd og utrydde dere fra jorden?

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

Og David befalte sine menn, og de drepte dem, kuttet av deres hender og føtter, og hengte dem ved dammen i Hebron. Men hodet til Ishbosjet tok de og begravde i Abners grav i Hebron.

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.