1 And when Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when Saul’s H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- that Abner H74 (אַבְנֵר) — Abner, an Israelite
- was dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in Hebron H2275 (חֶבְרוֹן) — Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites
- his hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- were feeble H7503 (רָפָה) — to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
- and all the Israelites H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- were troubled H926 (בָּהַל) — to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously
2 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:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul’s H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- had H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- captains H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- of bands H1416 (גְּדוּד) — a crowd (especially of soldiers)
- the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- Baanah H1196 (בַּעֲנָה) — Baanah, the name of four Israelites
- and the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the other H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- Rechab H7394 (רֵכָב) — Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites
- the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Rimmon H7417 (רִמּוֹן) — Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
- a Beerothite H886 (בְּאֵרֹתִי) — a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- for Beeroth H881 (בְּאֵרוֹת) — Beeroth, a place in Palestine
- also was reckoned H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- to Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Beerothites H886 (בְּאֵרֹתִי) — a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth
- fled H1272 (בָּרַח) — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- to Gittaim H1664 (גִּתַּיִם) — Gittajim, a place in Palestine
- and were sojourners H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- there until this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
4 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jonathan H3083 (יְהוֹנָתָן) — Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
- Saul’s H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- had a son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- lame H5223 (נָכֶה) — smitten, i.e. (literally) maimed, or (figuratively) dejected
- feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- He was five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- old H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- when the tidings H8052 (שְׁמוּעָה) — something heard, i.e. an announcement
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- of Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- out of Jezreel H3157 (יִזְרְעֵאל) — Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites
- and his nurse H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- took him up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- and fled H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- and it came to pass, as she made haste H2648 (חָפַז) — properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
- to flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- that he fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- and became lame H6452 (פָּסַח) — to hop, i.e. (figuratively) skip over (or spare); by implication, to hesitate; also (literally) to limp, to dance
- And his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- Mephibosheth H4648 (מְפִיבֹשֶׁת) — Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
5 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Rimmon H7417 (רִמּוֹן) — Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
- the Beerothite H886 (בְּאֵרֹתִי) — a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth
- Rechab H7394 (רֵכָב) — Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites
- and Baanah H1196 (בַּעֲנָה) — Baanah, the name of four Israelites
- went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- and came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- about the heat H2527 (חֹם) — heat
- of the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- to the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Ish–bosheth H378 (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת) — Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul
- who lay H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- on a bed H4904 (מִשְׁכָּב) — a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
- at noon H6672 (צֹהַר) — a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
6 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they came thither H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- they would have fetched H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- wheat H2406 (חִטָּה) — wheat, whether the grain or the plant
- and they smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- him under the fifth H2570 (חֹמֶשׁ) — the abdomen (as obese)
- and Rechab H7394 (רֵכָב) — Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites
- and Baanah H1196 (בַּעֲנָה) — Baanah, the name of four Israelites
- his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- escaped H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
7 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For when they came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- he lay H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- on his bed H4296 (מִטָּה) — a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
- in his bedchamber H4904 (מִשְׁכָּב) — a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
- in his bedchamber H2315 (חֶדֶר) — an apartment (usually literal)
- and they smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- him, and slew H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- him, and beheaded H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- him, and took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- his head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and gat them away H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- through H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- the plain H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
- all night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
8 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of Ish–bosheth H378 (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת) — Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul
- unto David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- to Hebron H2275 (חֶבְרוֹן) — Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Behold the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- thine enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- which sought H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- thy life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- avenged H5360 (נְקָמָה) — avengement, whether the act or the passion
- my lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and of his seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
9 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,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- Rechab H7394 (רֵכָב) — Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites
- and Baanah H1196 (בַּעֲנָה) — Baanah, the name of four Israelites
- his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Rimmon H7417 (רִמּוֹן) — Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
- the Beerothite H886 (בְּאֵרֹתִי) — a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- liveth H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- who hath redeemed H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- out of all adversity H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
10 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When one told H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Behold, Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- is dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- thinking to have brought H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- good tidings H1319 (בָּשַׂר) — properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, figuratively cheerful); to announce (glad news)
- I took hold H270 (אָחַז) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- of him, and slew H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- him in Ziklag H6860 (צִקְלַג) — Tsiklag or Tsikelag, a place in Palestine
- that I would have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him a reward for his tidings H1309 (בְּשׂוֹרָה) — glad tidings; by implication, reward for good news
11 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?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- How much more, when wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- have slain H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- a righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- person H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- in his own house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- upon his bed H4904 (מִשְׁכָּב) — a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
- shall I not therefore now require H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- his blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- of your hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and take you away H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- from the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- his young men H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
- and they slew H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- them, and cut off H7112 (קָצַץ) — to chop off (literally or figuratively)
- their hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and their feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- up H8518 (תָּלָה) — to suspend (especially to gibbet)
- over the pool H1295 (בְּרֵכָה) — a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
- in Hebron H2275 (חֶבְרוֹן) — Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites
- But they took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of Ish–bosheth H378 (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת) — Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul
- and buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- in the sepulchre H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
- of Abner H74 (אַבְנֵר) — Abner, an Israelite