— Íš-bóšetova smrt - Dva velitelé přinášejí Davidovi jako trofej Íš-bóšetovu hlavu, avšak jsou za to ztrestáni smrtí.
1 Když uslyšel Saulův syn, že Abnér v Chebrónu zemřel, ochably jeho ruce. I celý Izrael se zhrozil.2 Saulův syn měl dva muže, velitele houfů; jeden se jmenoval Baana a druhý Rekáb. Byli to synové Rimóna Beerótského z Benjamínovců; Beerót se totiž také počítá k Benjamínovi.3 Beeróťané však uprchli do Gitajimu, kde pobývají jako hosté až dodnes. 4 Jónatan, syn Saulův, měl syna, který měl zchromené nohy. Bylo mu pět let, když z Jizreelu došla zpráva o Saulovi a Jónatanovi. Jeho chůva jej tehdy vzala a dala se na útěk. Při útěku tak pospíchala, že upadl; proto kulhal. Jmenoval se Mefíbóšet. 5 Synové Rimóna Beerótského, Rekáb a Baana, přišli za denního horka do Íš-bóšetova domu. Ten ležel za poledne na lůžku.6 Vešli dovnitř do domu jakoby brát pšenici. Zasadili Íš-bóšetovi ránu pod žebra; potom Rekáb a jeho bratr Baana unikli.7 Když totiž vešli do domu, on ležel na svém lehátku ve své ložnici. Ubili ho k smrti a uřízli mu hlavu; vzali ji a šli celou noc pustinou.8 Íš-bóšetovu hlavu donesli Davidovi do Chebrónu. Řekli králi: „Tu je hlava Íš-bóšeta, syna tvého nepřítele Saula, který ti ukládal o život. Hospodin dopřál králi, mému pánu, dnešního dne pomstu nad Saulem i nad jeho potomstvem.“ 9 David odpověděl Rekábovi a jeho bratru Baanovi, synům Rimóna Beerótského, slovy: „Jakože živ je Hospodin, který vykoupil můj život ze všeho soužení,10 toho, který mi oznámil: ‚Hle, Saul je mrtev,‘ a pokládal se za zvěstovatele radosti, toho jsem v Siklagu jal a popravil. To jsem mu dal za tu zvěst.11 Jakpak když svévolníci zavraždí spravedlivého v jeho domě a na jeho lůžku? To bych vás teď neměl volat k odpovědnosti za jeho krev? To bych vás neměl vymýtit ze země?“12 David přikázal družině, aby je popravili. Usekli jim ruce i nohy a pověsili je u rybníka v Chebrónu. Hlavu Íš-bóšetovu vzali a pohřbili v Abnérově hrobě v Chebrónu.
1When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. (Ezd 4,4; Iz 13,7; Jr 6,24)2Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; (Jz 18,25)3the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day). (1S 31,7; Neh 11,33)4Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled 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 as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. (1S 29,1; 1S 29,11; 2S 9,3; 2S 9,6)5Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest.6And they came into the midst of the house as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.[1] (2S 2,23)7When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night, (Dt 1,1; 2S 2,29)8and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. The Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.” (1S 19,10; 1S 23,15)9But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity, (Rt 3,13; 1Kr 1,29)10when one told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. (2S 1,4; 2S 1,15)11How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth?” (Gn 9,5)12And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron. (2S 3,32)