1 E quando o filho de Saul ouviu que Abner fora morto em Hebrom, suas mãos ficaram débeis, e todos os israelitas ficaram perturbados.2 E o filho de Saul tinha dois homens que eram capitães de bandos; o nome de um era Baaná, e o nome do outro Recabe, os filhos de Rimom, um beerotita, dos filhos de Benjamim; (pois Beerote também era atribuída a Benjamim;3 e os beerotitas fugiram para Gitaim, e ali eram peregrinos até esse dia.)4 E Jônatas, filho de Saul, tinha um filho que era aleijado do seu pé. Ele tinha cinco anos de idade quando as notícias de Saul e Jônatas chegaram de Jezreel, e a sua babá o tomou, e fugiu; e sucedeu que, enquanto ela se apressava para fugir, ele caiu, e ficou aleijado. E o seu nome era Mefibosete.5 E os filhos de Rimom, o beerotita, Recabe e Baaná, foram-se, e chegaram por volta do calor do dia à casa de Isbosete, que estava deitado em uma cama ao meio-dia.6 E eles chegaram ali no meio da casa, como se tivessem recolhido o trigo; e o feriram debaixo da quinta costela; e Recabe e Baaná, seu irmão, escaparam.7 Porquanto, quando entraram na casa, ele jazia no seu leito, no seu quarto, e o feriram, e o mataram, e o decapitaram, e tomaram a sua cabeça, e se foram pela planície a noite toda.8 E trouxeram a cabeça de Isbosete até Davi em Hebrom, e disseram ao rei: Eis aqui a cabeça de Isbosete, o filho de Saul, teu inimigo, que buscava a tua vida; e o SENHOR vingou o meu senhor, o rei, neste dia, de Saul, e da sua semente.9 E Davi respondeu a Recabe e Baaná, seu irmão, os filhos de Rimom, o beerotita, e disse-lhes: Como vive o SENHOR, que redimiu minha alma de toda adversidade,10 quando alguém me contou, dizendo: Eis que Saul está morto, pensando ter trazido boas novas, eu o aprisionei, e o matei em Ziclague, aquele que pensou que eu lhe daria uma recompensa pelas suas novas;11 tanto mais quando homens ímpios assassinaram uma pessoa reta dentro da sua própria casa, sobre o seu leito? Não requererei eu, portanto, o seu sangue da vossa mão, e não vos removerei da terra?12 E Davi ordenou aos seus moços, e eles os mataram, e cortaram as suas mãos e os seus pés, e os penduraram sobre o tanque de Hebrom. Eles, porém, tomaram a cabeça de Isbosete, e a enterraram no sepulcro de Abner em Hebrom.

1 When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his hands fell limp, and all Israel was dismayed.2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were commanders of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin. (For Beeroth also was part of Benjamin,3 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and are sojourning there to this day.)4 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon.6 And when they had come there, into the middle of the house, as though carrying wheat, they stabbed him in the stomach. And Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.7 Now when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain.8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who had sought your life. Jehovah has requited vengeance for my lord the king this day upon Saul and his seed.9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul from all distress,10 when someone told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took him and killed him in Ziklag; the reward I gave him for his news.11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron.