When the sonוַ בֶּןof SaulשָׁאוּלheardיִּשְׁמַעthatכִּיAbnerאַבְנֵרhad diedמֵתin Hebron,בְּחֶבְרוֹןhis handsיָדָיוwent limp,וַיִּרְפּוּand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas dismayed.נִבְהָלוּ
The sonבֶןof Saulשָׁאוּלhadהָיוּtwoוּשְׁנֵיmen,אֲנָשִׁיםcommandersשָׂרֵיof bands:גְדוּדִיםthe nameשֵׁםof the oneהָאֶחָדwasBaanah,בַּעֲנָהand the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיRechab,רֵכָבsonsבְּנֵיof Rimmonרִמּוֹןthe Beerothite,הַבְּאֶרֹתִיofמִthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjamin;בִנְיָמִןforכִּיBeerothבְּאֵרוֹתalsoגַּםis countedתֵּחָשֵׁבas part ofעַלBenjamin.בִּנְיָמִן
The Beerothitesוַ הַבְּאֵרֹתִיםfledיִּבְרְחוּto Gittaimגִּתָּיְמָהand have resided as foreignersוַיִּהְיוּ גָּרִיםthereשָׁםuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
Now Jonathanוְ יהוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Saulשָׁאוּלhadלִa sonבֵּןinjuredנְכֵהin the feet.רַגְלָיִםHe wasהָיָהfiveחָמֵשׁyearsשָׁנִיםoldבֶּןwhenבְּthe newsשְׁמֻעַתof Saulשָׁאוּלand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָןcameבֹאfrom Jezreel,מִיִּזְרְעֶאלand his nurseאֹמַנְתּוֹpicked him upוַתִּשָּׂאֵהוּand fled;וַתָּנֹסand it happened,וַיְהִיas she hurriedבְּחָפְזָהּto flee,לָנוּסthat he fellוַיִּפֹּלand became lame.וַיִּפָּסֵחַHis nameוּשְׁמוֹwasMephibosheth.מְפִיבֹשֶׁת
The sonsבְּנֵיof Rimmonרִמּוֹןthe Beerothite,הַבְּאֵרֹתִיRechabרֵכָבand Baanah,וּבַעֲנָהset outוַיֵּלְכוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּin the heatכְּחֹםof the dayהַיּוֹםtoאֶלthe houseבֵּיתof Ish-bosheth,אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתas heוְהוּאwas lying downשֹׁכֵבforthe middayהַצָּהֳרָיִםrest.מִשְׁכַּב
And thereוְהֵנָּהthey cameבָּאוּintoעַדthe middleתּוֹךְof the house,הַבַּיִתas thoughfetchingלֹקְחֵיwheat,חִטִּיםand they struck himוַיַּכֻּהוּinאֶלthe belly;הַחֹמֶשׁand Rechabוְרֵכָבand Baanahוּבַעֲנָהhis brotherאָחִיוescaped.נִמְלָטוּ
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּinto the houseהַבַּיִתwhile heוְהוּאwas lyingשֹׁכֵבonעַלhis bedמִטָּתוֹin the roomבַּחֲדַרwhere he slept,מִשְׁכָּבוֹand they struck himוַיַּכֻּהוּand put him to deathוַיְמִתֻהוּand removedוַיָּסִירוּhis head.רֹאשׁוֹThey tookוַיִּקְחוּhis headרֹאשׁוֹand wentוַיֵּלְכוּby the wayדֶּרֶךְof the Arabahהָעֲרָבָהallכָּלnight.הַלָּיְלָה
They broughtוַיָּבִאוּthe headרֹאשׁof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹןand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Here isהִנֵּהthe headרֹאשׁof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתsonבֶּןof Saul,שָׁאוּלyour enemy,אֹיִבְךָwhoאֲשֶׁרsoughtבִּקֵּשׁyour life.נַפְשֶׁךָYHWHיְהוָהhas givenוַיִּתֵּןmy lordלַאדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְvengeanceנְקָמוֹתthisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםon Saulמִשָּׁאוּלand on his offspring.”וּמִזַּרְעוֹ
DavidדָּוִדansweredוַיַּעַןRechabרֵכָבand Baanahוְאֶת בַּעֲנָהhis brother,אָחִיוthe sonsבְּנֵיof Rimmonרִמּוֹןthe Beerothite,הַבְּאֵרֹתִיand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“As YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיwhoאֲשֶׁרhas rescuedפָּדָהmy lifeנַפְשִׁיfrom allמִכָּלdistress,צָרָה
whenכִּיthe one who reportedהַמַּגִּידto me,לִיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Look,הִנֵּהSaulשָׁאוּלis dead,’מֵתand heוְהוּאwasהָיָהin his own eyesבְּעֵינָיוlikeכִone bringing good news,מְבַשֵּׂרI seizedוָאֹחֲזָהhimבוֹand killed himוָאֶהְרְגֵהוּin Ziklag,בְּצִקְלָגthatאֲשֶׁרwas howI gaveלְתִתִּיhimלוֹa reward for his news.בְּשֹׂרָה
How much moreאַף כִּיwhen wickedרְשָׁעִיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםhave killedהָרְגוּa righteousצַדִּיקmanאִישׁin his own houseבְּבֵיתוֹonעַלhis bed!מִשְׁכָּבוֹAnd now,וְעַתָּהshall I notהֲלוֹאrequireאֲבַקֵּשׁhis bloodדָּמוֹfrom your handמִיֶּדְכֶםand removeוּבִעַרְתִּיyouאֶתְכֶםfromמִןthe earth?”הָאָרֶץ
Davidדָּוִדcommandedוַיְצַוthe young men,הַנְּעָרִיםand they killed themוַיַּהַרְגוּםand cut offוַיְקַצְּצוּtheir handsיְדֵיהֶםand their feetוְ רַגְלֵיהֶםand hanged themוַיִּתְלוּbesideעַלthe poolהַבְּרֵכָהin Hebron.בְּחֶבְרוֹןBut the headוְ רֹאשׁof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתthey tookלָקָחוּand buriedוַיִּקְבְּרוּin the tombבְקֶבֶרof Abnerאַבְנֵרin Hebron.בְּחֶבְרוֹן