от Veren1А когато синът на Саул чу, че Авенир бил умрял в Хеврон, ръцете му отслабнаха и целият Израил се смути.2А синът на Саул имаше двама военачалници. Името на единия беше Ваана, а името на другия – Рихав, синове на виротеца Римон, от вениаминовите синове – защото и Вирот се считаше към Вениамин.3И виротците избягаха в Гетаим и живеят там като чужденци и до днес.4А Йонатан, синът на Саул, имаше син, недъгав в краката. Той беше на пет години, когато дойде вестта за Саул и Йонатан от Езраел, и бавачката му го взе и избяга. И като бързаше да бяга, той падна и окуця. Името му беше Мемфивостей.5Тогава синовете на виротеца Римон, Рихав и Ваана, отидоха и дойдоха в горещината на деня в къщата на Исвостей, докато той си почиваше по пладне.6И дойдоха до средата на къщата, уж да вземат жито, и го прободоха в корема. И Рихав и брат му Ваана избягаха.7Когато влязоха в къщата, той лежеше на леглото си в спалнята си; и те го удариха и го убиха, и му отсякоха главата. И взеха главата му и вървяха по пътя през равнината цялата нощ.8И донесоха главата на Исвостей при Давид в Хеврон и казаха на царя: Ето главата на Исвостей, сина на врага ти Саул, който търсеше живота ти! Така ГОСПОД отмъсти днес за господаря ми, царя, на Саул и на потомството му!9А Давид отговори на Рихав и на брат му Ваана, синовете на виротеца Римон, и им каза: Жив е ГОСПОД, който изкупи живота ми от всяка беда –10онзи, който ми съобщи и каза: Ето, Саул е мъртъв! – и мислеше, че е донесъл добра вест – аз го хванах и го убих в Сиклаг. Това беше наградата, която му дадох за вестта.11Колко повече, когато безбожни мъже са убили праведен човек в собствената му къща на леглото му. Няма ли да изискам сега кръвта му от ръката ви и да ви изтребя от земята!12Тогава Давид заповяда на момчетата си и те ги убиха, и им отрязаха ръцете и краката, и ги окачиха при водоема в Хеврон. А главата на Исвостей взеха и я погребаха в гроба на Авенир в Хеврон.
1Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had died in Hebron. Then he wasn’t so brave anymore. And all the Israelites became alarmed.2Two men in Ish-Bosheth’s army led small fighting groups that attacked their enemies. The names of the men were Baanah and Rekab. They were sons of Rimmon from the town of Beeroth. Rimmon was from the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is considered to be part of Benjamin.3That’s because the people who used to live in Beeroth had run away to Gittaim. They have lived there as outsiders to this day.4Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son named Mephibosheth. Both of Mephibosheth’s feet were hurt. He was five years old when the news that Saul and Jonathan had died came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and ran. But as she hurried to get away, he fell down. That’s how his feet were hurt.5Rekab and Baanah started out for the house of Ish-Bosheth. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. They arrived there during the hottest time of the day. Ish-Bosheth was taking his early afternoon nap.6Rekab and his brother Baanah went into the inside part of the house. They acted as if they were going to get some wheat. Instead, they stabbed Ish-Bosheth in the stomach. Then they slipped away.7They had gone into the house while Ish-Bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom. They stabbed him and killed him. Then they cut off his head and took it with them. They travelled all night through the Arabah Valley.8They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to King David at Hebron. They said to him, ‘Here’s the head of Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul. Saul was your enemy. He often tried to kill you. Today the LORD has paid back Saul and his family. He has let you get even with them. You are our king and master.’9David gave an answer to Rekab and his brother Baanah. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. David said, ‘The LORD has saved me from every trouble.10Someone once told me, “Saul is dead.” He thought he was bringing me good news. But I grabbed him. I had him put to death in Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news! And that’s just as sure as the LORD is alive.11Now you evil men have killed a man in his own house. He hadn’t done anything wrong. You killed him while he was lying on his own bed. You spilled his blood. So shouldn’t I spill your blood? Shouldn’t I wipe you off the face of the earth?’12Then David gave an order to his men. They killed Rekab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet. They hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they buried the head of Ish-Bosheth in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.