Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 4

1Now when Ish-bosheth sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74had diedמֵ֤תmetH4191in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,he lostוַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.PuH7503courageיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was dismayedנִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luH926.

2Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121had twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582who were leadersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of raiding partiesגְדוּדִ֣ים הָי֪וּge.du.Dim ha.YuH1416 H1961.Oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasnamedשֵׁם֩shemH8034Baanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜ה וְשֵׁ֧םba.'a.Nah ve.ShemH1196 H8034and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394; they weresonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886of the tribeמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֚יvin.ya.Min kiH1144 H3588—Beerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881גַּם־gam-H1571is consideredתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803part ofעַל־'al-H5921Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,

3because the Beerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to Gittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664and have livedוַֽיִּהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033as foreignersגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4And Jonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121who waslame inנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He wasהָיָ֡הha.YahH1961fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנִ֣יםben- sha.NimH1121 H8141when the reportשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052about Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935from Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157.His nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539picked him upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375and fledוַתָּנֹ֔ס וַיְהִ֞יva.ta.Nos vay.HiH5127 H1961,but as she was hurryingבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to escapeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307and became lameוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַvai.yi.pa.Se.achH6452.His nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034was Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5Now Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,set outוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and arrivedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935atאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ish-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,while the kingוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was taking his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672napשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901אֵ֖ת'etH853מִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.

6וְ֠הֵנָּהVe.he.nahH2007They enteredבָּ֜אוּ עַד־Ba.'u 'ad-H935 H5704the interiorתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004as if to getלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947some wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406,and they stabbed himוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221inאֶל־'el-H413the stomachהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570.Then Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196slipped awayנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.

7They had enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004while Ish-boshethוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙ בַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹmi.ta.To ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH4296 H2315 H4904,and having stabbedוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221and killed himוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191,they beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853himרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and traveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

8They broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Here isהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,your enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315.Todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has grantedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414vengeanceנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428against Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586and his offspringוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.”

The Execution of Rechab and Baanah

9But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10whenכִּ֣יkiH3588someone toldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046meלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,’and thoughtבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961a bearer of good newsכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319,I seizedוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270himand put him to deathוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026at Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860.Thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was his rewardלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414for his newsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309!

11How much moreאַ֞ף'afH637,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582killהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026אֶת־'et-H853a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004andonעַל־'al-H5921his own bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗ה הֲל֨וֹאve.'a.Tah ha.Lo'H6258 H3808requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818fromמִן־min-H4480your handsמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027and remove youוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!”

12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and they killedוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026Rechab and Baanah.They cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112אֶת־'et-H853their handsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and hungוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518their bodies byעַל־'al-H5921the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,but they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912it in Abner’sאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74tombבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

The Execution of Rechab and Baanah

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4