And Saul’s son had two men thatwerecaptains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the otherRechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beerothalso was reckoned to Benjamin.
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was fiveyears old when the tidingscame of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nursetook him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she madehaste to flee, that he fell, and becamelame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and cameabout the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
And theycamethitherinto the midst of the house, as thoughtheywouldhavefetchedwheat; and theysmote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brotherescaped.
For whentheycameinto the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and theysmote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat themawaythrough the plain all night.
And theybrought the head of IshboshethuntoDavid to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saulthineenemy, whichsought thy life; and the LORDhathavenged my lord the kingthis day of Saul, and of his seed.
And DavidansweredRechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saiduntothem, As the LORDliveth, who hathredeemed my soul out of all adversity,
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to havebroughtgoodtidings, I tookhold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thoughtthat I wouldhavegiven him a reward for his tidings:
How muchmore, whenwicked men haveslain a righteousperson in his own houseupon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of yourhand, and take you awayfrom the earth?
And Davidcommanded his young men, and theyslewthem, and cut off theirhands and theirfeet, and hangedthem up over the pool in Hebron. But theytook the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.