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And when Saul'sH7586 sonH1121 heardH8085 that AbnerH74 was deadH4191 in Hebron,H2275 his handsH3027 were feeble,H7503 and allH3605 the IsraelitesH3478 were troubled.H926
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And Saul'sH7586 sonH1121 hadH1961 twoH8147 menH582 that were captainsH8269 of bands:H1416 the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was Baanah,H1195 and the nameH8034 of the otherH8145 Rechab,H7394 the sonsH1121 of RimmonH7417 a Beerothite,H886 of the childrenH1121 of Benjamin:H1144 (for BeerothH881 alsoH1571 was reckonedH2803 to Benjamin.H1144
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And the BeerothitesH886 fledH1272 to Gittaim,H1664 and were sojournersH1481 thereH8033 untilH5704 thisH2088 day.H3117)
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And Jonathan,H3083 Saul'sH7586 son,H1121 had a sonH1121 that was lameH5223 of his feet.H7272 He was fiveH2568 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when the tidingsH8052 cameH935 of SaulH7586 and JonathanH3083 out of Jezreel,H3157 and his nurseH539 tookH5375 him up, and fled:H5127 and it cameH1961 to pass, as she made hasteH2648 to flee,H5127 that he fell,H5307 and becameH6452 lame.H6452 And his nameH8034 was Mephibosheth.H4648
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And the sonsH1121 of RimmonH7417 the Beerothite,H886 RechabH7394 and Baanah,H1195 went,H3212 and cameH935 about the heatH2527 of the dayH3117 to the houseH1004 of Ishbosheth,H378 whoH1931 layH7901 on a bedH4904 at noon.H6672
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And they cameH935 thither intoH5704 the middleH8432 of the house,H1004 as though they would have fetchedH3947 wheat;H2406 and they smoteH5221 him underH413 the fifthH2570 rib: and RechabH7394 and BaanahH1195 his brotherH251 escaped.H4422
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For when they cameH935 into the house,H1004 he layH7901 onH5921 his bedH4296 in his bedchamber,H2315 H4904 and they smoteH5221 him, and slewH4191 him, and beheadedH5493 H7218 him, and tookH3947 his head,H7218 and gotH3212 them awayH3212 throughH1870 the plainH6160 allH3605 night.H3915
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And they broughtH935 the headH7218 of IshboshethH378 to DavidH1732 to Hebron,H2275 and saidH559 to the king,H4428 BeholdH2009 the headH7218 of IshboshethH378 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586 your enemy,H341 whichH834 soughtH1245 your life;H5315 and the LORDH3068 has avengedH5414 H5360 my lordH113 the kingH4428 thisH2088 dayH3117 of Saul,H7586 and of his seed.H2233
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And DavidH1732 answeredH603 RechabH7394 and BaanahH1195 his brother,H251 the sons of RimmonH7417 the Beerothite,H886 and saidH559 to them, As the LORDH3068 lives,H2416 whoH834 has redeemedH6299 my soulH5315 out of allH3605 adversity,H6869
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When one toldH5046 me, saying,H559 Behold,H2009 SaulH7586 is dead,H4191 thinkingH5869 to have broughtH1319 goodH1319 tidings,H1319 I took holdH270 of him, and slewH2026 him in Ziklag,H6860 whoH834 thought that I would have givenH5414 him a rewardH1309 for his tidings:H1309
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HowH637 muchH637 more, whenH3588 wickedH7563 menH582 have slainH2026 a righteousH6662 personH376 in his own houseH1004 on his bed?H4904 shall I not therefore nowH6258 requireH1245 his bloodH1818 of your hand,H3027 and takeH1197 you away from the earth?H776
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And DavidH1732 commandedH6680 his youngH5288 men, and they slewH2026 them, and cutH7112 off their handsH3027 and their feet,H7272 and hangedH8518 them up overH5921 the poolH1295 in Hebron.H2275 But they tookH3947 the headH7218 of Ishbosheth,H378 and buriedH6912 it in the sepulcherH6913 of AbnerH74 in Hebron.H2275
