2 Samuel 4

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

When Saul's son learned of Abner's death in Hebron, he felt weak, and a wave of worry swept over all the Israelites.

And 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 a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

Saul's son had two loyal captains: Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, a part of Benjamin's tribe.

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

The people of Beeroth, driven by fear, sought refuge in Gittaim, where they lived as strangers, their hearts yearning for home, even to this day.

And 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.

Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who couldn't walk. At just five years old, he heard the devastating news about Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel. His nurse, in a panic, scooped him up and ran. But in her haste, he fell and was injured, leaving him lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

In the sweltering heat of midday, Rechab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, stealthily approached the house of Ishbosheth, who was resting on his bed.

And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

They arrived at the heart of the home, seemingly to gather wheat. But instead, they struck him below his chest. Rechab and his brother Baanah managed to flee.

For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

Upon entering the room, they found him vulnerable, lying on his bed. They attacked him, ending his life. They decapitated him, a gruesome act, and fled with his head, travelling all night through the plain.

And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

They presented Ishbosheth's head to David in Hebron, telling the king, "Here's the head of your enemy, Saul's son Ishbosheth, who wanted you dead. Today, God has delivered justice for you against Saul and his lineage."

And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

David responded to Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, with deep conviction. He said, "By the living God, who has rescued me from every hardship..."

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, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

When someone excitedly told me, "Saul is dead," hoping for a reward for such news, I was filled with rage. In Ziklag, I killed him, the one who thought I'd be pleased.

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

How much greater is the crime when evil men murder a good soul in the sanctuary of his own home, on his own bed? Should I not demand justice for his blood, and remove you from this world?

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

David ordered his men, filled with a grim determination, to end the lives of the guilty. Their hands and feet were severed, a chilling sight, as their bodies were displayed over Hebron's pool. Yet, they showed respect for Ishbosheth, his head was solemnly buried in Abner's tomb in Hebron.