2 Samuel 4

1 and to hear: hear son: child Saul for to die Abner in/on/with Hebron and to slacken hand: themselves his and all Israel to dismay

When Ishbosheth, son of Saul, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very discouraged, and everyone in Israel was shocked.

2 and two human ruler band to be son: child Saul name [the] one Baanah and name [the] second Rechab son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite from son: descendant/people Benjamin for also Beeroth to devise: count upon Benjamin

Ishbosheth had two commanders of his raiding bands, brothers by the name of Baanah and Rechab. They were the sons of Rimmon of the tribe of Benjamin from the town of Beeroth. Beeroth is considered part of the territory of Benjamin,

3 and to flee [the] Beerothite Gittaim [to] and to be there to sojourn till [the] day: today [the] this

because the people who had lived in Beeroth before ran away to Gittaim and lived there as foreigners right up to the present.

4 and to/for Jonathan son: child Saul son: child crippled foot son: aged five year to be in/on/with to come (in): come tidings Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel and to lift: bear him be faithful him and to flee and to be in/on/with to hurry she to/for to flee and to fall: fall and to limp and name his Mephibosheth

Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about the deaths of Saul and Jonathan had come from Jezreel. His nurse had picked him up and ran away, but as she rushed to get away, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

5 and to go: went son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite Rechab and Baanah and to come (in): come like/as heat [the] day to(wards) house: home Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth and he/she/it to lie down: sleep [obj] bed [the] midday

Rechab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth's house, arriving in the heat of the day as the king was taking his midday rest.

6 and they(fem.) to come (in): come till midst [the] house: home to take: take wheat and to smite him to(wards) [the] belly and Rechab and Baanah brother: male-sibling his to escape

The woman doorkeeper had been cleaning wheat, but she had grown tired and fallen asleep, so Rechab and Baanah were able to slip inside.

7 and to come (in): come [the] house: home and he/she/it to lie down: lay down upon bed his in/on/with chamber bed his and to smite him and to die him and to turn aside: remove [obj] head his and to take: take [obj] head his and to go: went way: road [the] Arabah all [the] night

They had gone into the house while Ishbosheth was asleep on his bed in his bedroom. After stabbing and killing him, they cut off his head which they took with them, and they traveled all night by the Jordan Valley road.

8 and to come (in): bring [obj] head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth to(wards) David Hebron and to say to(wards) [the] king behold head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul enemy your which to seek [obj] soul: life your and to give: give LORD to/for lord my [the] king vengeance [the] day: today [the] this from Saul and from seed: children his

They took the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. They told the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, son of Saul, your enemy who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has taken revenge on Saul and his family for my lord the king.”

9 and to answer David [obj] Rechab and [obj] Baanah brother: male-sibling his son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite and to say to/for them alive LORD which to ransom [obj] soul: life my from all distress

But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, “As the Lord lives, who has saved me from all my troubles,

10 for [the] to tell to/for me to/for to say behold to die Saul and he/she/it to be like/as to bear tidings in/on/with eye: appearance his and to grasp [emph?] in/on/with him and to kill him in/on/with Ziklag which to/for to give: give me to/for him good news

when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead’ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I grabbed him and had him put him to death at Ziklag. That was what he got for bringing me his news!

11 also for human wicked to kill [obj] man righteous in/on/with house: home his upon bed his and now not to seek [obj] blood his from hand your and to burn: destroy [obj] you from [the] land: country/planet

Even more so then, when evil men kill a good man in his own house, and in his own bed, shouldn't I demand you pay for his life with your own lives, and exterminate you!”

12 and to command David [obj] [the] youth and to kill them and to cut [obj] hand their and [obj] foot their and to hang upon [the] pool in/on/with Hebron and [obj] head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth to take: take and to bury in/on/with grave Abner in/on/with Hebron

David gave the order to his men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They chopped off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's grave in Hebron.