{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/2-samuel/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T23:42:13.007Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"2 Samuel","bookSlug":"2-samuel","chapter":4,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":5,"totalChapters":24,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Jonathan the son of Saul bad a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him: and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress, "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth? "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. "}],"citation":{"inline":"2 Samuel 4 (DRB)","markdown":"[2 Samuel 4](https://primebible.com/drb/2-samuel/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/2-samuel/4 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}