2 Samuel 4

Rechab and Baanah, captains under Ish-bosheth, murder him in his bed hoping for reward from David, but David condemns their treachery and has them executed, burying Ish-bosheth's head honorably.[1][5][8]

Interlinear Text

and two men captains of bands were son of Saul name of the one Baanah and name of the second Rechab sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from sons of Benjamin for also Beeroth is reckoned to Benjamin
And to Jonathan son of Saul a son lame of feet [he was] a son five years he was at the coming of the news of Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel and she took him up his nurse and fled and it was in her haste to flee that he fell and became lame and his name [was] Mephibosheth
4 וְ/לִ/יהֽוֹנָתָן֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 velihonatan And to Jonathan HC/R/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul HNp בֵּ֖ן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) a son HNcmsa נְכֵ֣ה 𐤍𐤊𐤄 nekheh lame HAamsc רַגְלָ֑יִם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelayim of feet HNcfda בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-3 Bene (Bemba) [he was] a son HNcmsc חָמֵ֣שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five HAcfsa שָׁנִ֣ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years HNcfpa הָיָ֡ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was HVqp3ms בְּ/בֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤁𐤀 bevo at the coming HR/Vqc שְׁמֻעַת֩ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shemuat of the news HNcfsc שָׁא֨וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 of Saul HNp וִ/יהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 vihonatan and Jonathan HC/Np מִֽ/יִּזְרְעֶ֗אל 𐤌/𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 miyizereel from Jezreel HR/Np וַ/תִּשָּׂאֵ֤/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vatisaehu and she took him up HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3ms אֹֽמַנְתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤅 omaneto his nurse HVqrfsc/Sp3ms וַ/תָּנֹ֔ס 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤎 vatanos and fled HC/Vqw3fs וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/חָפְזָ֥/הּ 𐤁/𐤇𐤐𐤆/𐤄 bechafezah in her haste HR/Vqc/Sp3fs לָ/נ֛וּס 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤎 lanus to flee HR/Vqc וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol that he fell HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּפָּסֵ֖חַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤎𐤇 vayipasecha and became lame HC/VNw3ms וּ/שְׁמ֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 ushemo and his name HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת 𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 mefivoshet [was] Mephibosheth HNp
and they came the house and he lying on his bed in chamber his sleeping place and they struck him and they killed him and they removed [direct object marker] his head and they took [direct object marker] his head and they went way the Arabah all the night
and they brought [direct object marker] head of man Bosheth to David Hebron and they said to the king behold head of man Bosheth son of Saul your enemy who sought [direct object marker] your life and he has given YHWH to my lord the king vengeance the day this from Saul and from his offspring
8 וַ֠/יָּבִאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo רֹ֨אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man HNcmsc בֹּ֥שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet Bosheth HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR דָּוִד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp חֶבְרוֹן֒ 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 cheveron Hebron HNp וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa הִנֵּֽה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold HTm רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 head HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 of man HNp בֹּ֗שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet-2 Bosheth HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul HNp אֹֽיִבְ/ךָ֔ 𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤊 oyivekha your enemy HVqrmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr בִּקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤁𐤒𐤔 biqesh sought HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your life HNcbsc/Sp2ms וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he has given HC/Vqw3ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לַֽ/אדֹנִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 ladoni to my lord HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king HTd/Ncmsa נְקָמוֹת֙ 𐤍𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤕 neqamot vengeance HNcfpa הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms מִ/שָּׁא֖וּל 𐤌/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 mishaul from Saul HR/Np וּ/מִ/זַּרְעֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 umizareo and from his offspring HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
and commanded David direct object marker the young men and killed them and cut off direct object marker their hands and their feet and hanged over the pool in Hebron and head of man Bosheth they took and buried in grave of Abner in Hebron