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CHAP. IV.
1 The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner, 2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ishbosheth, and bring his head to Hebron. 9 Dauid causeth them to be slaine, and Ishbosheths head to be buried.
2 And Sauls sonne had two men that were captaines of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sonnes of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Beniamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Beniamin:2
3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were soiourners there vntill this day.)
10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, ( thinking to haue brought good tidings) I tooke hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would haue giuen him a reward for his tidings:10
12 And Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner, in Hebron.12
2 Samuel Chapter 4 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
2 Heb. second.
10 Chap. 1. 15. , Heb. hee was in his owne eyes as a bringer, &c. , Or, which was the reward I gaue him for his tidings.
12 Chap. 3. 32.
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